NEET 2011 Biology question

There is a restriction endonuclease called EcoRI. What does 'co' part in it stand for ?

(1)colon
(2)coelom
(3)coenzyme
(4)coliCorrect

Answer: (4)

Solution

Restriction enzymes are named by a convention: the first letter is from the genus, the next two letters from the species, followed by the strain letter and a Roman numeral for the order

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