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प्रश्न
Mention the difference in the mode of action of exonuclease and endonuclease.
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उत्तर
Exonuclease removes the nucleotides from the ends of the DNA chain while endonuclease cuts the DNA at the specific positions within the DNA strand.
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Suggest a technique to a researcher who needs to separate fragments of DNA.
Explain briefly:
Restriction enzymes and DNA
DNA strands on a gel stained with ethidium bromide when viewed under UV radiation, appear as ______
Restriction enzymes should not have more than one site of action in the cloning site of a vector. Comment.
CTTAAG
GAATTC
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- What is their significance in biotechnology?
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(b) The above setup was modified and a band with 250 base pairs was obtained at X.

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