A restriction endonuclease that has a recognition sequence of 8 bp in length would be expected to cut dsDNA on average once in how many base pairs?
A) 256
B) 1024
C) 4096
D) 65536
E) 1048576

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A restriction endonuclease with an 8 bp recognition sequence would cut DNA on average once every 4^8 (65536) base pairs, assuming a random distribution of bases.

A Restriction Endonuclease That Has a Recognition Sequence of 8