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There is a restriction endonuclease called EcoRI. What does 'co' part in it stand for?

A

coli

B

colon

C

Coelorn

D

Coenzyme

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The first letter of the name comes from the genes and the second two letters come from the species of the prokaryotic cell from which they were isolated In EcoRI, the letter 'R' is derived from the name of strain. Roman numbers following the names indicate the order in which the enzymes were isolated from that strain of bacteria.
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