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Virtual Restriction Digest

Restriction enzymes cut DNA wherever a specific short sequence appears, which lets biologists break a genome into predictable fragments and move genes from one piece of DNA into another. Separating those fragments on a gel sorts them by size and reveals where the cuts fell. Here you choose enzymes, predict the cut sites and read the resulting bands.

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