Define the Terms Restriction Enzyme and Ligase, and Describe How

question 29

Essay

Define the terms restriction enzyme and ligase, and describe how these enzymes are used in recombinant DNA technology.

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Definitions:

Market Price

The current price at which a good or service can be purchased or sold in a competitive marketplace.

Stock Split

A stock split is a corporate action that increases the number of a company's outstanding shares by issuing more shares to current shareholders, which usually results in a decrease in the individual share price.

Common Stock

A form of corporate equity ownership, a type of security that represents ownership in a corporation, giving holders voting rights.

Treasury Stock

Shares that were once issued and outstanding but were later bought back by the issuing company, reducing the amount of outstanding stock on the open market.