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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
How does a restriction nuclease function? Explain
Make a chart (with diagrammatic representation) showing a restriction enzyme, the substrate DNA on which it acts, the site at which it cuts DNA and the product it produces.
Restriction enzymes ______.
Molecular scissors, which cut DNA at specific site is ______.
A specific recognition sequence identified by endonucleases to make cuts at specific positions within the DNA is ______
Restriction enzymes that are used in the construction of recombinant DNA are endonucleases which cut the DNA at ‘specific-recognition sequence’. What would be the disadvantage if they do not cut the DNA at specific-recognition sequence?
Carefully observe the given picture. A mixture of DNA with fragments ranging from 200 base pairs to 2500 base pairs was electrophoresed on agarose gel with the following arrangement.
(a) What result will be obtained on staining with ethidium bromide? Explain with reason.
(b) The above setup was modified and a band with 250 base pairs was obtained at X.
What change(s) were made to the previous design to obtain a band at X? Why did the band appear at position X?
State the importance of elution in this process.
What are the protruding and hanging stretches of DNA produced by these restriction enzymes called? Describe their role in the formation of rDNA.
How are DNA fragments visualised once they are separated by gel electrophoresis?
