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The restriction enzyme ApaI recognises and cleaves the sequence GGGCC^C (^ indicates where the DNA is cleaved).
You previously determined the size of the product amplified in the PCR. which is the region between the bold section
TGGGCTAGGTGTAGGGGTCCTGAGTTCCGGGCTTTGCTACCCAGCTCTTGACTTCTGT
TTCCCGATTTTA AATGAGCAGTTTGGACTAAGCCATTTTTAAGGAGAGCGATGGGGAGG
GCTTCCCCCTTAGCACAAGGGCAGCCCTGGCCCTGGCTGAAGCCCAACCCCAACCTC
CAAGACTGTGAGAGGATGGGGACTCATCCCTGGAGGAGGTGCCCCTCCTGGTATTGAT
AAAGAATGCCCTGGGGAGGGGGCATCACAGGCTATTTGAACCAGCCCTGGGACCTTG
GCCACCTCAGTGTCACTGGGTAGGGGGAACTCCTGGTCCCTTGGGTATATGGAAGGTA
TCAGCAGAAAGCCAGCACTGGCAGGGACTCTTTGGTACAATACCCAGCATGCATGCTG
TGCCAGGGGCTGACAAGGGTGCTGTCCTTGGCTTCCCCATTTTGGAGTGGTCACTTG
CCTCTACTCCAGCCCCAGAAGTGGAAACTGAGATGATGTGTGGAGGAGAGAGCCAGC
GTTCATGTTGGGAATCTTGAGGCTCCTTTCCAGCTCTCAGATTCTGTGATGCTCAAAGG
GTGAGCTCTGTGGGCCCAGGACGCATGGTAGATGGAGCTTAGTCTTTCTGGTATCCAG
CTGGGAGCCAAGCACAGAACACGCATCAGTGTTTATCAAATGACTGAGGAAATGAATGA
ATGAATGTCTCCATCTCAACCCTCAGCCTGGTCCCTCCTTTTTTCCCTGCAGTTGGTAC
AGATGGCATTGTCCCAGTCTGTTCCCTTCTCGGCCACAGAGCTTCTCCTGGCCTCTGC
CATCTTCTGCCTGGTATTCTGGGTGCTCAAGGGTTTGAGGCCTCGGGTCCCCAAAGGC
CTGAAAAGTCCACCAGAGCCATGGGGCTGGCCCTTGCTCGGGCATGTGCTGACCCTG
GGGAAGAACCCGCACCTGGCACTGTCAAGGATGAGCCAGCGCTACGGGGACGTCCT
GCAGATCCGCATTGGCTCCACGCCCGTGCTGGTGCTGAGCCGCCTGGACACCATCCG
GCAGGCCCTG
Now, identify the ApaI site within this region. If you digest the PCR product with ApaI, how many fragments of DNA would you get, and what would be the sizes of the resulting DNA fragments (in base pairs)?
The PCR product is as with the ApaI shown in Green Bold:
GAGAGCGATGGGGAGGGCTTCCCCCTTAGCACAAGGGCAGCCCTGGCCCTGGCTGAAGCCCAACCCCAACCTCCAAGACTGTGAGAGGATGGGGACTCATCCCTGGAGGAGGTGCCCCTCCTGGTATTGATAAAGAATGCCCTGGGGAGGGGGCATCACAGGCTATTTGAACCAGCCCTGGGACCTTGGCCACCTCAGTGTCACTGGGTAGGGGGAACTCCTGGTCCCTTGGGTATATGGAAGGTATCAGCAGAAAGCCAGCACTGGCAGGGACTCTTTGGTACAATACCCAGCATGCATGCTGTGCCAGGGGCTGACAAGGGTGCTGTCCTTGGCTTCCCCATTTTGGAGTGGTCACTTGCCTCTACTCCAGCCCCAGAAGTGGAAACTGAGATGATGTGTGGAGGAGAGAGCCAGCGTTCATGTTGGGAATCTTGAGGCTCCTTTCCAGCTCTCAGATTCTGTGATGCTCAAAGGGTGAGCTCTGTGGGCCCAGGACGCATGGTAGATGGAGCTTAGTCTTTCTGGTATCCAGCTGGGAGCCAAGCACAGAACACGCATCAGTGTTTATCAAATGACTGAGGAAATGAATGAATGAATGTCTCCATCTCAACCCTCAGCCTGGTCCCTCCTTTTTTCCCTGCAGTTGGTACAGATGGCATTGTCCCAGTCTGTTCCCTTCTCGGCCACAGAGCTTCTCCTGGCCTCTGCCATCTTCTGCCTGGTATTCTGGGTGCTCAAGGG
The number of fragments formed are two as there is only one restriction site for ApaI in the PCR product.
Fragment I
It contains 493 Base Pairs
GAGAGCGATGGGGAGGGCTTCCCCCTTAGCACAAGGGCAGCCCTGGCCCTGGCTGAAGCCCAACCCCAACCTCCAAGACTGTGAGAGGATGGGGACTCATCCCTGGAGGAGGTGCCCCTCCTGGTATTGATAAAGAATGCCCTGGGGAGGGGGCATCACAGGCTATTTGAACCAGCCCTGGGACCTTGGCCACCTCAGTGTCACTGGGTAGGGGGAACTCCTGGTCCCTTGGGTATATGGAAGGTATCAGCAGAAAGCCAGCACTGGCAGGGACTCTTTGGTACAATACCCAGCATGCATGCTGTGCCAGGGGCTGACAAGGGTGCTGTCCTTGGCTTCCCCATTTTGGAGTGGTCACTTGCCTCTACTCCAGCCCCAGAAGTGGAAACTGAGATGATGTGTGGAGGAGAGAGCCAGCGTTCATGTTGGGAATCTTGAGGCTCCTTTCCAGCTCTCAGATTCTGTGATGCTCAAAGGGTGAGCTCTGTGGGCC
Fragment II
It contains 251 Base Pairs
CAGGACGCATGGTAGATGGAGCTTAGTCTTTCTGGTATCCAGCTGGGAGCCAAGCACAGAACACGCATCAGTGTTTATCAAATGACTGAGGAAATGAATGAATGAATGTCTCCATCTCAACCCTCAGCCTGGTCCCTCCTTTTTTCCCTGCAGTTGGTACAGATGGCATTGTCCCAGTCTGTTCCCTTCTCGGCCACAGAGCTTCTCCTGGCCTCTGCCATCTTCTGCCTGGTATTCTGGGTGCTCAAGGG