Q.

The specific palindromic sequence which is recognised by EcoRI is            [2020]

1 5′ - GAATTC - 3′ ; 3′ - CTTAAG - 5′  
2 5′ - GGAACC - 3′ ; 3′ - CCTTGG - 5′  
3 5′ - CTTAAG - 3′ ; 3′ - GAATTC - 5′  
4 5′ - GGATCC - 3′ ; 3′ - CCTAGG - 5′  

Ans.

(1)

The palindromes in DNA are base pair sequences that are same when read forward (left to right) or backward (right to left) from a central axis of symmetry.
Thus, GAATTCCTTAAG is a palindromic sequence which is recognised by EcoRI.