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To explain: How a typical restriction enzyme cuts DNA molecules and give examples of their usage in recombinant DNA technology.

Concept introduction: DNA is a double-stranded molecule consisting of two strands of nucleotides. The bases in one strand are complementary to the bases on the other strand. Restriction enzymes recognize their specific target sequence and excise DNA at that sequence or adjacent to it.

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