Question

In genetic engineering, the staggered cuts in dna that allow genes to be spliced together are made by __________.

Answer 1

The answer is restriction enzymes. These staggered ends are important in recombination of DNA since they allow DNA strands with complementary sticky ends to be easily joined into one piece by DNA ligase. Other restriction enzymes produce blunt ends. These are harder to join by DNA ligase. An example of a restriction ezyme if EcoRI