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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 12 - 12. Biotechnology

Which one of the following is considered as molecular scissors in modern biotechnology?

  1. A Reverse transcriptases
  2. B Taq polymerases
  3. C Alkaline phosphatases
  4. D Restriction endonucleases
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(D) Restriction endonucleases

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Restriction enzymes cut DNA at specific sites and are referred to as molecular scissors in recombinant DNA technology.