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Question
Write the role of ‘restriction sites’ in the cloning vector pBR322.
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Solution
It is the recognition site for restriction enzymes (e.g., EcoRI, Hind III, Pvul, BamHI). Recognition sites are the genetic sequences to which restriction enzymes bind and cut DNA.
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