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What are molecular scissors? Where are they obtained from?

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Restriction enzymes that are used to cutting the DNA into pieces. They cleave DNA at or near specific recognition sequences known as restriction sites. Thus they are called as molecular scissors. Usually, they are some proteins produced by bacteria. In the bacterial cell, restriction enzymes cleave foreign DNA, thus eliminating infecting organisms

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