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Q. In which of the following region, exonuclease will cut the DNA?

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Restriction enzymes belong to a larger class of enzymes called nucleases. They are of two types: exonucleases and endonucleases. Exonucleases remove nucleotides from the ends of the DNA whereas, endonucleases make cuts at specific positions within the DNA.