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The letter 'R' in EcoRl is derived from...

The letter 'R' in EcoRl 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 EcoRl, capital letter E comes from the genus Escherichia. The letters co are from the species coli. The letter R is from `RY13` (strain). The Roman number l indicates that it was the first enzyme isolated from the bacterium E. coil `RY 13`.
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