"Sticky ends" are produced as a result of the action of ______.
A) a clone
B) DNA ligase
C) a restriction enzyme
D) humulin

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Sticky ends are produced by a type of restriction enzymes that create single-stranded overhangs at their cut sites which can form hydrogen bonds with complementary sticky ends on another DNA fragment. This allows for the fragments to be joined together using DNA ligase, ultimately leading to recombinant DNA molecules. Clones are organisms or cells that are genetically identical to each other, and humulin is a synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes that is produced using recombinant DNA technology but is not directly related to the creation of sticky ends.

"Sticky Ends" Are Produced as a Result of the Action