There is a restriction endonuclease called EcoRI. What does ‘co’ part in it stand for?

Coelom

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Coenzyme

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Colon

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The correct option is C coli
EcoRI is a restriction endonuclease enzyme where 'Eco' stands for the genus and species name of the organism it is isolated from i.e Escherichia coli. The R represents the particular strain, in this case RY13. The last part of its name, the ‘I’, represents the order of discovery.

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