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Biotechnology: Principles and Processes — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYBiotechnology: Principles and Processes1 Mark
MCQ
The biological scissors is:
  • A
    Restriction endonuclease
  • B
    Gyrase
  • C
    DNA ligase
  • D
    Helicase
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Answer

  1. Restriction endonuclease

Explanation:

Restriction endonucleases are called biological scissors because they cleave (cut) DNA at or near specific recognition sequences (restriction sites). They act as an important tool for gene modification and are widely used in the process of transformation, transfection etc.

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