Question

Read the given statements and select the correct option.
Statement 1 : Restriction endonuclease enzymes recognise a specific palindromic nucleotide sequence in the DNA.
Statement 2 : Restriction endonuclease enzymes are called as molecular scissors or biological scissors.

• A. Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
• B. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect
• C. Statement 1 is incorrect but statement 2 is correct
• D. Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both statements 1 and 2 are correct

Restriction endonuclease enzymes are also called molecular scissors which recognise a specific palindromic sequence in DNA chain. Example ECoRI.

So, the correct option is 'Option A' .