NEET Biology question

The term 'molecular scissors' generally refers to **[NEET 2000]**

(A)DNA polymerases
(B)RNA polymerases
(C)Restriction endonucleasesCorrect
(D)DNA ligases

Answer: (C)

Solution

Restriction endonucleases are popularly nicknamed "molecular scissors" because they precisely cut ("snip") double-stranded DNA at specific recognition sequences, much like scissors cutting

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