The letter 'R' in EcoRI is derived from

Question

The letter 'R' in EcoRI is derived from (A) the name of genus (B) the name of strain (C) the name of species (D) the term 'restriction'

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In EcoRI, capital letter E comes from the genus Escherichia. The letters co are from the species coli. The letter R is from RY 13 (strain). The Roman number I indicates that it was the first enzyme isolated from the bacterium E.coli RY 13.

Q. The letter ' $R$ ' in EcoRI is derived from

the name of genus

the name of strain

the name of species

the term 'restriction'

In EcoRI, capital letter $E$ comes from the genus Escherichia. The letters co are from the species coli. The letter $R$ is from $R Y 13$ (strain). The Roman number $I$ indicates that it was the first enzyme isolated from the bacterium E.coli $R Y 13$ .

Q. The letter 'R' in EcoRI is derived from