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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Biotechnology -Principles and Processes

Question:

Match column 1 with column 2 with respect to nomenclature of restriction enzyme EcoRI and select the correct answer from the given codes.

    COLUMN 1       COLUMN 2  
  A.  E   i.  Ist in order of identification           
  B.  co   ii.  Name of the genus
  C.   R   iii.  Name of the species
  D. I   iv.  Name of the strain
Options:

A-iii B-i C-ii D-iv

A-ii B-i C-iii D-iv

A-i B-ii C-iii D-iv

A-ii B-iii C-iv D-i

Correct Answer:

A-ii B-iii C-iv D-i

Explanation:

The convention for naming these enzymes is the first letter of the name comes from the genus and the second two letters come from the species of the prokaryotic cell from which they were isolated, e.g., EcoRI comes from Escherichia coli RY 13. In EcoRI, the letter ‘R’ is derived from the name of  strain. Roman numbers following the names indicate the order in which the enzymes were isolated from that strain of bacteria.