What Are Restriction Enzymes

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Multiple Choice

What are restriction enzymes?

• A)Carriers of foreign DNA into a cell that "restrict" the type of DNA introduced into the cell in the recombinant DNA technique.
• B)Protective enzymes found in some bacteria that "restrict" the type of DNA allowed in the bacterial cell by catalyzing the cleaving of other types of DNA.
• C)Circular, double-stranded DNA found in the cytoplasm of bacterial cells that "restrict" the amount of DNA in the bacteria.
• D)DNA of an organism that contains genetic material that comes from another organism and "restricts" the enzymatic activity of the host.

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Definitions:

Correlation

A statistical measure that expresses the extent to which two variables change together, ranging from -1 to 1.

Pearson Correlation

A measure of the linear relationship between two variables, ranging from -1 to 1, where 1 means a perfect positive correlation and -1 means a perfect negative correlation.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that quantifies the degree of relationship or association between two variables.

Relationship

The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected.