Question

Select the incorrect statement w.r.t. restriction enzymes.

• A. They break phosphodiester bonds
• B. Each restriction endonuclease functions by inspecting the length of a DNA sequence
• C. Each restriction enzyme binds to its specific recognition sequence and cut two strands of the double helix of DNA
• D. Restriction enzymes do not cut between the same two bases on the opposite strands of DNA, thereby produce sticky ends

Answer 1

The correct option is D Restriction enzymes do not cut between the same two bases on the opposite strands of DNA, thereby produce sticky ends

Restriction enzymes cut the opposite strands of DNA between the same two bases.