You have a piece of circular DNA that can be cut by the restriction nucleases XhoI and SmaI, as indicated in Figure 10-5. Figure 10-5
If you were to cut this circular piece of DNA with both XhoI and SmaI, how many fragments of DNA would you end up with?

Question

You have a piece of circular DNA that can be cut by the restriction nucleases XhoI and SmaI, as indicated in Figure 10-5.  Figure 10-5
If you were to cut this circular piece of DNA with both XhoI and SmaI, how many fragments of DNA would you end up with?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Cutting with XhoI and SmaI will result in two fragments of DNA being produced.

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