In the resistriction endonuclease EcoRI, what does ‘co’ stand for?

Coelom

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Coenzyme

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Coli

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Colon

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Solution

The correct option is C Coli
RENs are named with the first letter of the genus & the $2^{n d} & 3^{r d}$ letters are from the first two letters of the species name of the organism from where it was isolated. Since the enzyme was isolated from E. coli, it is named as EcoRI.

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