Question
Give the technical terms for the following:
  1. Molecular Scissors.
  2. Molecular Sieve.
  3. Molecular Glue.
  4. Autonomous replicating circular DNA.
  5. First isolated restriction endonuclease.
  6. Extraction of DNA fragments from gel.

Answer

  1. Restriction endonucleases.
  2. Agarose gel.
  3. DNA - ligase.
  4. Plasmid.
  5. Hind II.
  6. Elution.

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