Gujarati
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9.Biotechnology Principals and Process
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Manipulation of $DNA$ in genetic engineering became possible due to the discovery of

A

Restriction endonuclease

B

$DNA$ ligase

C

Transcriptase

D

Primase

Solution

Isolation of restriction endonucleases by Nathans and Smith $(1970)$ made it possible to cut $DNA$ at specific sites. Restriction enzyme can cut both strands of $DNA$ when foreign nucleotides are introduced in the cell. They cleave $DNA$ to generate a nick with a $5 '$ phosphoryl and $3 '$ hydroxyl terminus.

Standard 12
Biology

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