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Restriction enzyme mechanism

Problem

The figure below illustrates a stretch of complementary double-stranded DNA, with the direction (5 to 3) indicated.
5’-CAGCTG-3’3’-GTCGAC-5’
Which of the following sequences are most likely to be recognized by a restriction enzyme (RE)?
Choose 2 answers: