4. What are restriction
enzymes? How do these
enzymes participate in the
recombinant DNA technology?

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Restriction enzymes, or restriction
, are enzymes specialized
in cutting of DNA fragments
acting upon specific sites the DNA
molecule. Restriction are used
in the DNA technology to
obtain precision pieces of DNA
to be later inserted other
DNA molecules cut the same
enzymes.