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What is the mode of action of exonuclease III?
Explanation
Exonuclease III predominantly digests double-stranded DNA from blunt ends or 3'-recessed termini. It hydrolyzes phosphodiester bonds in the 3' to 5' direction releasing 5'-mononucleotides, while lacking activity on single-stranded DNA or 3' overhangs longer than four bases, useful for deletion cloning.
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