NEET2010ZoologyBiotechnology - Principles and ProcessesActual
Which one of the following palindromic base sequences in DNA can be easily cut at about the middle by some particular restriction enzyme?
Options
- A5^ - CGTTCG -3^ 3'-ATGGTA-5'
- B5'-GATATG-3' 3'-CTACTA-5
- C5^ - GAATTC -3^ 3^ - CTTAAG -5^
- D5'-CACGTA-3' 3^ - CTCAGT -5^
Correct answer
C. 5^ - GAATTC -3^ 3^ - CTTAAG -5^
Step-by-step solution
The palindromic base sequence is a sequence in double-stranded nucleic acids that reads the same on both strands when reading one strand from left to right and the other from right to left (ie, both strands are read 5^ 3 ). Out of the given options aligned & 5^ - GAATTC-3 & 3 -CTTAAG-5 aligned is a palindromic sequence that can be cut at about the middle by particular restriction enzyme.