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Biotechnology : Principles And Processes

Question
CBSEENBI12000919

How is  Fragmentation of DNA of interest carried out in recombinant DNA technology ?

Solution
Fragmentation DNA of interest  is  carried out by incubating the purified DNA molecules with suitable restriction enzymes at optimal conditions for the particular enzyme. The restriction endonulease cut the DNA molecules at specific recognition sites and thus fragment he DNA.