A restriction enzyme that uses a six 6 base recognition sequence will cut DNA,on average,every________ bases,if all four nucleotides are present in equal proportions.
A)256
B)4096
C)500
D)1296
E)5000

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A recognition sequence of six bases means that there are 4^6 possible sequences (256). Therefore, on average, the restriction enzyme will cut every 4^6 or 4096 bases.

A Restriction Enzyme That Uses a Six 6 Base Recognition