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A restriction enzymes breaks bonds between
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A restriction enzyme is a molecular scissor that cleaves DNA molecules at specific sites.
This enzyme cleaves the phosphodiester bonds present between two adjacent nucleotides of DNA molecules.
The phosphodiester bond is formed between the 
group at 
carbon of deoxyribose sugar and phosphate group attached to the 
carbon of the sugar of second nucelotide.
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