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Write the palindromic sequence that EcoRI recognises.

A palindromic sequence is a sequence made up of nucleic acids within double helix of DNA and/or RNA that is the same when read from 5' to 3' on one strand and 5' to 3' on the other, complementary, strand.

EcoRI recognises is:


5' —— GAATTC —— 3'


3' —— CTTAAG —— 5'


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