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A DNA has a methylated recognition site. Why was the expected cut not obtained?

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Correct answer: Methylation may have blocked enzyme cutting

Direct answer: Option A, methylation may have blocked enzyme cutting. The expected result assumes that the restriction enzyme can recognize and cut its target site. If a methyl group is attached at or near that recognition sequence, the enzyme may be unable to bind properly or may fail to cleave the DNA. Consequently, the expected smaller restriction fragment or gel band pattern may not appear. Option A is correct and explains the missing cut. Option B, DNA had no bases, is impossible because DNA is made of nucleotides containing bases; without bases there would be no DNA recognition site. Option C, the enzyme made protein, is not what restriction enzymes do; they catalyse DNA cleavage. Option D, no current is needed in gel, is false and irrelevant: electrophoresis normally uses an electric field, but that does not explain methylation-dependent failure of cutting. Memory cue: methylated site can hide the recognition site from the cutter.

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Methylated SiteBlocked CuttingRestriction Enzyme

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