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Distinguish between endonuclease and exonucleases.

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### Step-by-Step Solution 1. **Definition**: - **Endonuclease**: An enzyme that cleaves the phosphodiester bonds within a polynucleotide chain, resulting in the fragmentation of the internal nucleotide sequences. - **Exonuclease**: An enzyme that cleaves the phosphodiester bonds at the ends of a polynucleotide chain, removing nucleotides one at a time from the terminal ends. 2. **Site of Action**: - **Endonuclease**: Acts on the internal sites of the nucleotide chain. ...
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