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Biology Biotechnology Principles and Processes Statement Based Questions Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 11, 2026

Read the following statements and select the correct ones.

(i) Same kind of sticky ends are produced when a DNA has been cut by different restriction enzymes.

(ii) Exonulceases make cuts at specific positions within the DNA.

(iii) Hind II was the first restriction endonuclease to be isolated.

(iv) A bacteriophage has the ability to replicate within bacterial cells by integrating its DNA with bacterial DNA.

(v) Presence of more than one recognition sites within the vector facilitates the gene cloning.

A
(i), (iii) and (v)
B
(i) and (iv)
C
(iii) and (iv)
D
(ii), (iii) and (iv)

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The correct answer is:
C

(i) Different restriction enzymes produce different sticky ends.

(ii) Exonucleases cut from DNA ends, not within DNA.

(iii) Hind II was the first restriction endonuclease isolated.

(iv) Bacteriophage DNA can integrate into bacterial DNA.

(v) Multiple recognition sites in a vector are not desirable.

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