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An Overview of Recombinant DNA Technology

CBSE · Class 12 · Biotechnology

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Which scientists discovered plasmids in 1952?

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Joshua Lederberg

Joshua Lederberg discovered plasmids in 1952.

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Which structure of DNA was proposed in 1953?

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Double helical structure of DNA

Watson and Crick proposed the double helical structure of DNA in 1953.

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Which enzyme acts as scissors to cut molecules of DNA?

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Restriction enzyme

Restriction enzymes act as scissors to cut molecules of DNA.

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Which enzyme joins two DNA fragments?

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Ligase

Ligase is the enzyme that joins two DNA fragments.

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