Question

6. (a) Why are restriction endonucleases so called?
(b) What is a palindromic nucleotide sequence? how do restriction endonucleases act on palindromic sides to create sticky ends?​

Answer 1

a) restriction endo nucleases are so called because they cut within the restriction site of DNA

b) palindromic nucleotide sequence is complementary to self when read from both sides

endonucleases cut at restriction site of palindromic sequence on only one strand of dna