Given below are two statements:

Statement $\mathrm{I}$: Restriction endonucleases recognise specific sequence to cut DNA known as palindromic nucleotide sequence.

Statement $\mathrm{II}$: Restriction endonucleases cut the DNA strand a little away from the centre of the palindromic site.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

• A

  Both Statement $\mathrm{I}$ and Statement $\mathrm{II}$ are incorrect
• B

  Statement $\mathrm{I}$ is correct but Statement $\mathrm{II}$ is incorrect
• C

  Statement $\mathrm{I}$ is incorrect but Statement $\mathrm{II}$ is correct
• Correct answer
  D

  Both Statement $\mathrm{I}$ and Statement $\mathrm{II}$ are correct

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.