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Molecular scissors which cut DNA at specific site is known as

A
Pectinase
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Polymerase
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C
Restriction endonuclease
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Ligase
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Solution

The correct option is C Restriction endonuclease
A restriction enzyme or restriction endonuclease or molecular scissors is an enzyme used in genetic engineering that splices DNA at or near specific recognition nucleotide sequences, known as restriction sites. Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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