The letter 'R' in EcoRl is derived from

Options

A. the name of genus
B. the name of strain
C. the name of species
D. the term 'restriction'

Answer

B

Explanation

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`.