Question

The unpaired nucleotides produced by the action of restriction enzymes are referred to as _________.

Answer 1

Answer:

a. sticky ends

Explanation:

Restriction fragments result when restriction endonuclease is used to cut DNA at some specific points within restriction sites on the DNA.

When the restriction endonuclease acts further by cleaving the sugar phosphate backbone of the double stranded restriction fragments at different points, it results in the creation of single stranded DNA ends which are known as sticky ends.

The correct answer is a.