The restriction enzyme SacI has a recognition sequence of GAGCT^C, where the caret (^) indicates the cut site. Examine the DNA molecule below

AGAGCTCAGTCGAGAGCTCAGATCGATAGGAGCTCAGATCTCGATCACCTC
TCTCGAGTCAGCTCTCGAGTCTAGCTATCCTCGAGTCTAGAGCTAGTGGAG

How many separate molecules of DNA would you end up with if you treated the above DNA molecule with SacI?

A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five


Answer: C

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