Which of the Following Is Not a Feature of Site-Specific

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a feature of site-specific recombination?

• A)A specific recombinase enzyme is required.
• B)The energy of the phosphodiester bond is preserved in covalent enzyme-DNA linkage.
• C)Recombination sites have non-palindromic sequences.
• D)Formation of Holliday intermediates is required.
• E)Insertions or deletions can result from site-specific recombination.

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