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What are restriction enzymes used for in nature?


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Restriction enzymes:

  1. Bacterial organisms are attacked by virulent particles.
  2. Bacteria use restriction endonuclease enzymes, which degrade nucleic acid, to remove viral DNA.
  3. These enzymes split DNA at specific sites rather than at random.
  4. Such places include short palindromic DNA sequences.

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