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Standard XII
Biology
Classification of Enzymes
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Which enzyme is called "Molecular Scissor" ?
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Restriction enzymes are known as molecular scissors. Restriction enzymes are of two types-
Exonucleases - removes nucleotide from ends of DNA
Endonucleases - cuts a specific position in DNA
They are used to cut the foreign and vector DNA that is used for recombinant DNA formation.
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