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Biochemistry General 1694ee26

Bacteria aquires restriction endonuclease by horizontal transfer. The result would be -

A
Bacteria can undergo mutation
B
Bacteria causes death of host DNA
C
Bacteria cannot survive because it lacks DNA methylase that protects the host DNA
D
It helps in DNA proof reading in bacteria
High-Yield Explanation
Any bacteria is protected against its own RE by a companion enzyme, site-specific DNA methylase, which methylates the restriction sites recognised by that particular RE. If any bacteria acquire new RE by horizontal transfer, this RE will cleave bacterial DNA and kill bacteria.

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