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If ECOR-I is used over ds circular DNA of $10$ KB, then how many probable fragment will be formed?

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Solution

The correct option is A $2$
ECOR-I is a restriction enzyme , it will cut the ds circular DNA molecule at particular restriction sites into halves forming two fragments .
So correct answer is ' A ' .

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