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What are molecular scissors ? Give one example. Explain their role in recombinant DNA technology.

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Restriction endonucleases are also called as molecular scissors. Restriction endonucleases make random cuts in DNA, but the restriction endonucleases are site-specific.
Some examples of the restriction endonucleases are
Bam HI
Eco RI
Bgl II
Hae II
Hind II

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