Assume that a circular plasmid is 3200 base pairs in length and has restriction sites for HindIII restriction enzyme at the following locations: 400, 700, 1400, 2600.  Give the expected sizes of the restriction fragments following complete digestion.

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I-Assume that a circular plasmid is 3200 base pairs in length and has restriction sites for HindIII restriction enzyme at the following locations: 400, 700, 1400, 2600.  Give the expected sizes of the restriction fragments following complete digestion. 

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