What is the difference between an endonuclease and an exonuclease?

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What is the difference between an endonuclease and an exonuclease?

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Deoxyribonucleic acid or (DNA) is a molecule that contains the genetic code of the organisms. DNA cloning is the recombinant DNA technology that uses the principle of ‘cut and paste’ mechanism of molecular cloning technique which produces many identical copies of DNA. DNA molecules are extracted from the different biological sources and chemically joined together. Recombinant DNA technology revolves around the prime action of the 2 enzymes: endonuclease and exonuclease which are involved in selection and manipulation of the desired sequences of DNA.

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