Bacterial enzymes that cut DNA molecules at speific nucleotide sequences are called

A.) cDNA enzymes
B.) bacterial polymerases
C.) restriction enzymes
D.) DNA polymerases


Answer: C.) restriction enzymes

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With regard to wrinkled versus smooth seeds, the parental plants must have been ________. Fill in the blank with correct word.

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The process of heating food, usually liquid, just enough to kill microbes without changing the food's basic qualities is termed ________

fermentation pasteurization respiration transformation

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For the lac operon in E. coli, under conditions in which glucose is absent and lactose is present, which of the following is true?

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