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The specific palindromic sequence which is recognized by EcoRI is

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5’- CTTAAG -3’, 3’GAATTC - 5’

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5’- GGATCC - 3’, 3’- CCTAGG - 5’

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5’- GAATTC - 3’, 3’ -CTTAAG - 5’

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5’ - GGAACC - 3’, 3’ - CCTTGG - 5’

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Solution

The correct option is C 5’- GAATTC - 3’, 3’ -CTTAAG - 5’
EcoRI is the restriction enzyme which recognises 6 basepair palindromic sequence and cuts both the strands of DNA at

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