Restriction endonucleases are enzymes that
A) synthesize DNA from a RNA primer.
B) nick single strands of DNA.
C) cleave both strands of DNA at sequence specific sites.
D) add nucleotides to the end of DNA strands.
E) None of the other answers is correct.

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Restriction endonucleases cleave both strands of DNA at specific sequence sites. This allows for the production of DNA fragments with specific ends that can be used in a variety of applications, such as cloning or mapping DNA.

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