Question

What is a restriction map?

Answer 1

A restriction map is a map of known restriction sites within a sequence of DNA. Restriction mapping requires the use of restriction enzymes

Answer 2

what is a restriction site?

Answer 3

lol?

Answer 4

whats so funny?

Answer 5

like where i found it??

Answer 6

Well tammy said it quite clear. never the less i know you so good now that i guess you want it simplifyed? ^^

Answer 7

haha of course:)

Answer 8

and no i do not have a low IQ i just like taking things in their simplist forms

Answer 9

EmmaH one thing: That thought never orcure to me, the only reason i can this is becuase i ones was in your positon and asked for answers - So i don't judge. anyway back to the case.

Answer 10

thanks:)

Answer 11

See attachment:
A restriction map tell you where on DNA string where a specific restriction enzyme is going to work:
A analogy for this would be a real map: imagen you have a lot of cities with specific names (they are enzymes) and the whole map discribe how the cities are placed acording to each other.

Answer 12

The restriction map i used as example is the plasmid pGLO

Answer 13

Remember that plasmids are DNA circles that is why it is a circle on the figure in the attachment.

Answer 14

ok i get the fact that a restriction map shows where ba restriction enzyme is but..what is a restriction enzyme?

Answer 15

A restriction enzyme is a enzyme that is able to cut the DNA into smaller strings every time there is a specfic sequence of bases.

Answer 16

oh ok so the restricted enzymes are like the cutting toold for when you want to splice dna and the restiction nmap nshows where restiction dna is right?

Answer 17

The most common thing is that it is a palindromic sequence

Answer 18

yea

Answer 19

palindromic sequenence?

Answer 20

Emm... palindromic comes from the Greek word palindromos and means 'coming again, which again goes the same way'. (symmetric)

Answer 21

alright so i got it earlier when i said.....the restricted enzymes are like the cutting toold for when you want to splice dna and the restiction nmap nshows where restiction dna is right?

Answer 22

Well: more to say that the restiction map show where restiction enzyme works on the DNA... kinda like a blueprint

Answer 23

Else you are right.

Answer 24

ooooooh ok thanks! got it

Answer 25

Last thing: this is just to show the concept of a palindromic sequenence (see attachment)

Answer 26

thanks:)