Answer: Escherichia coli.
- A Escherichia coli
- B Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
- C Haemophilus influenzae
- D Thermus aquaticus
Correct answer: A. Escherichia coli
Explanation: The name EcoRI comes from Escherichia coli RY13, the bacterium from which this restriction endonuclease was isolated.
Recombinant DNA technology: a gene of interest and plasmid are cut by the same restriction enzyme, ligated into a recombinant plasmid, and introduced into a host cell.
Concept context
Recombinant DNA, GMOs, PCR, CRISPR, and biotechnology applications. Growing importance in NEET.
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