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Which type of restriction enzymes are used in recombinant DNA technology?


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Recombinant DNA technology:

  1. The technology used for producing artificial DNA through the combination of different genetic materials (DNA) from different sources is referred to as Recombinant DNA Technology.
  2. Recombinant DNA technology is popularly known as genetic engineering.
  3. The recombinant DNA technology emerged with the discovery of restriction enzymes in the year 1968 by Swiss microbiologist Werner Arber,

The type II restriction enzyme is commonly used in recombinant DNA technology.


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