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Question
ECORI cleaves the DNA strands to produce
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Solution
- Sticky ends are formed when the restriction enzymes cut the DNA molecule at such a position that it leaves an overhanging stretch of the nitrogenous base which can pair with the complementary base pairs.
- EcoRI cut through the DNA strands at nucleotides that overhangs at the end.
- This overhanging nucleotide strand is called a sticky end because it can easily bond with complementary DNA fragments. So, the correct answer is option B.
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