RAJASTHAN PMT Rajasthan - PMT Solved Paper-2007

  • question_answer
    Manipulation of DNA in generic engineering became possible due to the discovery of

    A)  restriction endonuclease

    B)  DNA ligase

    C)  transcriptase

    D)  primase

    Correct Answer: A

    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.


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