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Enzyme that recognizes a specific dna nucleotide sequence and cuts the dna at or near this site.

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Answer:

If I'm not wrong then it's a Restriction enzyme

Step-by-step explanation:

A restriction enzyme is a protein that recognizes a specific, short nucleotide sequence and cuts the DNA only at that specific site, which is known as restriction site or target sequence.

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