True or False and Explain answer. Bacteria that make a specific restriction nuclease for defense against viruses have evolved in such a way that their own genome does not contain the recognition sequence for that nucleas

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True or False and Explain answer. Bacteria that make a specific restriction nuclease for defense against viruses have evolved in such a way that their own genome does not contain the recognition sequence for that nuclease. 

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Bacteria are single-celled prokaryotes ubiquitous in nature. As such, they can be found in different types of environments. Bacteria may exist as free-living organisms, symbiosis with other organisms, or parasitic organisms that can cause harm and disease in their hosts.

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