Which of the following statements about zinc fingers is FALSE?
A)Zinc fingers contain Cys and His residues.
B)Zinc is tetrahedrally coordinated as part of a small compact protein domain.
C)More than one finger can be found in a protein;as many as 60 have been observed.
D)Zinc fingers are the predominant DNA-binding motif of restriction enzymes.
E)A zinc finger recognizes specific sequences of DNA via its N-terminal helices.

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Zinc fingers are commonly found in transcription factors, but not in restriction enzymes, which use other mechanisms to recognize and bind DNA.

Which of the Following Statements About Zinc Fingers Is FALSE