DNA Strands Can Be Clipped Crosswise at Selected Positions by Using

Question

DNA strands can be clipped crosswise at selected positions by using enzymes called ______.
A) palindromes
B) reverse transcriptases
C) restriction endonucleases
D) ligases
E) DNA polymerases

Accepted Answer

Restriction endonucleases are enzymes that recognize specific sequences of DNA and cut the DNA strand at those sites, which is why they are used for clipping DNA strands crosswise at selected positions.