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Question
Identify the activity of endonuclease and exonuclease in the given image.
Options
Endonuclease Exonuclease 
Endonuclease Exonuclease 
Endonuclease Exonuclease 
Endonuclease Exonuclease 
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Solution
| Endonuclease | Exonuclease |
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Explanation:
Endonucleases are a type of restriction enzyme that cuts the DNA at a specified location. It is widely used to clip the sequence in order to obtain DNA fragments with sticky ends. Sticky ends are single-stranded DNA segments that can establish hydrogen bonds with adjacent cut DNA segments. The enzyme ligase later joins these ends. Exonuclease is a restriction enzyme that removes nucleotides from the 5' and 3' ends of DNA strands.
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