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What are restriction enzymes ? How do thev act ? Give any two examples of restriction enzymes.

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The restriction enzymes are called ‘molecular scissors’. Restriction enzymes are DNA-cutting enzymes present in bacteria. They are obtained from them for use in genetic enginccring-rDNA technology. As sequence are cut within the DNA molecule, they are often called restriction endonucleases. 

A restriction enzyme recognizes and cuts DNA only at a particular sequence of nucleotides. For example, the bacterium Hemophilus aegypticus produces an enzyme named Hae III that cuts DNA whenever it identifies the recognition sequence.

    
A cut is made between the adjacent G and C. HaeIII cleaves both the strands of DNA at the same base pairs producing “blunt” ends. 

Examples : EcoRI, HindIII and Bam HI.

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