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In a water molecule, the oxygen atom exerts a stronger pull on the electrons than the hydrogen atoms do. As a result the oxygen carries a partial negative charge and the hydrogen a partial positive charge. This results in what is called a polar molecule. The positive end of one molecule will attract the negative end of another and vice versa. As a result water molecules will cling to each other in a similar manner to magnets.

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A restriction enzyme is likely to cut which kind of molecules?

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