Type 1 restriction enzyme contains a large enzyme complex with restriction and methylase activities. It cuts DNA far from the recognition... View Article
Type 2 restriction enzyme cuts DNA within its recognition sequence and is widely used in molecular biology for genetic engineering, DNA... View Article
In the type I restriction enzyme, nuclease and methylase activities are performed by one enzyme complex and it cuts DNA far from the recognition... View Article
Yes, restriction enzymes cut DNA therefore they are called molecular scissors. Further reading: Plasmid What Is EcoR1? MCQs On Lac Operon... View Article
Bacteria hide their own DNA from the action of restriction enzymes by methylation of bases within the recognition sequences by methylases.... View Article
Restriction enzymes cut DNA at specific sequences called recognition sequences or sites. Restriction endonuclease recognises specific palindromic... View Article
Restriction enzymes are molecular scissors. They cut DNA molecules at specific places Examples of restriction enzymes are EcoRI, Hind II, BamHI,... View Article
Restriction enzymes cut the DNA molecules at specific sequences. They are used in recombinant DNA technology. Further reading: Plasmid What... View Article
Outcrossing refers to the mating of unrelated animals of the same breed, i.e. they do not have a common ancestor for 4-6 generations. Outbreeding... View Article
The hepatopancreatic sphincter is a valve that guards the opening of the hepatopancreatic duct into the duodenum. It controls the flow of bile... View Article
During imbibition, water gets absorbed by solids-colloids, resulting in an increase in the volume. E.g. water absorption by seeds or dry wood.... View Article
Karyokinesis refers to the nuclear division of the cell. Also Check: Cell Cycle and Cell Division Do Prokaryotes Have Mitosis or Meiosis?... View Article
During osmosis, the solvent moves to the region of higher solute concentration through a semipermeable membrane. Also Check: What Are 2... View Article
Osmoregulation is the process of maintaining water and electrolyte balance in an organism, thus maintaining homeostasis. Osmoregulators maintain... View Article
During the non-cyclic photophosphorylation, ATP and NADPH are produced as electrons from water move through both PSII and PSI, through the... View Article
During nitrogen fixation, atmospheric nitrogen is converted into ammonia, which can be readily absorbed and utilised by plants and other... View Article
During mitosis, a single cell divides and gives rise to two identical daughter cells having the same number of chromosomes. Also Check: Do... View Article
During metaphase, the chromosomes align at the equator through spindle fibres attached to the kinetochores. Also Check: Do Prokaryotes Have... View Article
Meiosis I involves recombination between homologous chromosomes and results in the two daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes but... View Article
