A fourth type of restriction enzyme is identified that cleaves at precise locations like a type II enzyme, but it also occasionally makes mistakes and cuts elsewhere. Would this type of enzyme be a useful enzyme to use in molecular cloning?

A. No, because cutting mistakes could lead to incorrect cloning.
B. Yes, because it cuts correctly sometimes.
C. Yes, because cutting mistakes don't matter in molecular cloning.
D. No, because it is a precise enzyme.


Answer: A

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