Q.

Given below are two statements:                                                                                            [2022]
Statement I: Restriction endonucleases recognise specific sequence to cut DNA known as palindromic nucleotide sequence.
Statement II: Restriction endonucleases cut the DNA strand a little away from the centre of the palindromic site.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1 Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.  
2 Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.  
3 Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.  
4 Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.  

Ans.

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