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· For the DNA to be inserted into the vector the two ends must be different. Using two restriction enzymes ensures that there are two different sticky ends to the DNA and thus insuring that the DNA is inserted in the correct orientation.

· Another reason for this is that using two enzymes you can tell which direction the enzyme is working.

· One major advantage of using two restriction enzymes for cloning is that you can control the orientation that your DNA fragment is inserted into the vector (especially useful if you're making a construct to express protein).

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How many restriction enzymes are needed to positively identify a sample of DNA?

Multiple restriction enzymes are often needed to positively identify a sample of DNA due to the complexity and size of the genome. Using a combination of restriction enzymes can provide a unique digestion pattern that serves as a distinctive "fingerprint" for a specific DNA sample.


The DNA of a human cell can be cut and rearranged by using?

The answer as of Castle Learning was choice 4, Enzymes.


How are large DNA molecules cut up?

Large DNA molecules can be cut up using enzymes called restriction endonucleases, which recognize specific short DNA sequences and cleave the DNA at those sites. These cuts result in fragments of DNA that can be separated by size using techniques like gel electrophoresis. This process is commonly used in molecular biology to study and manipulate DNA.


DNA strands can be clipped crosswise at selected positions by using enzymes called?

DNA can be cut into smaller fragments by enzymes (which are proteins) known as restriction endonucleases (REN's). These enzymes are sequence specific - meaning they produce a cut only at a particular site on the DNA strand. This site where the cut is produced is called the restriction site. Restriction sites are 4 - 6 nucleotides in length. Every restriction enzyme has a different restriction site. This property allows researchers to treat two different DNA samples with the same set of restriction enzymes and then analyze the resulting fragments.A. DNA finger printing


What cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides?

Restriction enzyme cut the DNA at the specific site. Xho I is an example for restriction endonuclease which cut between C and T in the sequence of -CTCGAG- at the both strands. This is highly specific and hence they are used in DNA or gene cloning.

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DNA fingerprinting involves cutting DNA strands using which what?

Restriction enzymes


How many restriction enzymes are needed to positively identify a sample of DNA?

Multiple restriction enzymes are often needed to positively identify a sample of DNA due to the complexity and size of the genome. Using a combination of restriction enzymes can provide a unique digestion pattern that serves as a distinctive "fingerprint" for a specific DNA sample.


The DNA of a human cell can be cut and rearranged by using?

The answer as of Castle Learning was choice 4, Enzymes.


How are large DNA molecules cut up?

Large DNA molecules can be cut up using enzymes called restriction endonucleases, which recognize specific short DNA sequences and cleave the DNA at those sites. These cuts result in fragments of DNA that can be separated by size using techniques like gel electrophoresis. This process is commonly used in molecular biology to study and manipulate DNA.


What is meant by the term restriction digest?

A restriction digest refers to the process of cutting DNA into smaller fragments using restriction enzymes. These enzymes recognize specific DNA sequences and cleave the DNA at those sites, resulting in fragments of different sizes that can be separated and analyzed.HBoxLayout Restriction digests are commonly used in molecular biology for gene cloning, DNA mapping, and other genetic engineering techniques.


How do microbes protect themselves from other microbes?

They proctect themselfs by methylating their DNA and by using their restriction enzymes.


DNA strands can be clipped crosswise at selected positions by using enzymes called?

DNA can be cut into smaller fragments by enzymes (which are proteins) known as restriction endonucleases (REN's). These enzymes are sequence specific - meaning they produce a cut only at a particular site on the DNA strand. This site where the cut is produced is called the restriction site. Restriction sites are 4 - 6 nucleotides in length. Every restriction enzyme has a different restriction site. This property allows researchers to treat two different DNA samples with the same set of restriction enzymes and then analyze the resulting fragments.A. DNA finger printing


What cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides?

Restriction enzyme cut the DNA at the specific site. Xho I is an example for restriction endonuclease which cut between C and T in the sequence of -CTCGAG- at the both strands. This is highly specific and hence they are used in DNA or gene cloning.


What process is used to cut DNA into fragments?

DNA can be fragmented using restriction endonucleases or restriction enzymes. Restriction enzymes identify specific sequences within the DNA and cause cleavage generating fragments. When this digested DNA is allowed to run in gel electrophoresis fragments get separated according to their mass. When visualized under UV transilluminator, fragmented DNA can be observed as fluorescing bands.


Why do the number of DNA fragments and the length of each fragment produced by RFLP analysis differ from person to person?

As the DNA fragments results from the action of the restriction enzymes and on the other hand mutations alter the sites where the restriction enzymes react therefore there is difference in number and of length of each fragment from person to person.


What is restriction analysis?

Restriction analysis is a technique used in molecular biology to cut DNA at specific sites using restriction enzymes. This method allows researchers to manipulate and study DNA sequences by creating fragments of different lengths. The resulting DNA fragments can be separated and analyzed to determine the sequence and size of the original DNA.


How does bacterial cell protect its own DNA from restriction enzymes?

In order to protect the bacterial genomic DNA from its own restriction enzymes, bacterial cells employ a system, wherein methyl transferases methylate certain bases on the DNA sequence, making them unrecognizable to the restriction enzymes.Each restriction enzyme has a methylase associated with it on the chromosome. This methylase puts methyl groups on the host DNA, and the restriction enzyme doesn't recognize its recognition sequence when it is so methlyated. The host DNA is thus protected from the actions of its own restriction enzyme.Incoming (foreign) DNA is unlikely to be protected (methylated) in the same manner, thus this invading DNA is digested by the hosts restriction enzyme(s).When working in cloning experiments, the principle is the same -- DNA to be digested is carried by a plasmid in a host that does not methylate DNA in the pattern that would cause the restriction enzyme to see it as protected, thus it is cut. DNA generated by PCR is similarly unmethylated, and is therefore also digested.Some enzymes won't cut DNA isolated from dam+ or dcm+ hosts (two common bacterial methylases), thus one must know the genotype of the host cloning strain if using a restriction enzyme whose action is blocked by dam ordcmmethylation.