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Offline Bekah

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Enzymes and their functions question
« on: December 08, 2007, 11:26:34 PM »
This is a matching question: Please check my answers that are in bold

What catalyzes synthesis of a new strand of DNA?  DNA Polymerase
What enhances separation of DNA strands during replication?  Helicase
What covalently connects okazaki fragments together?  Ligase
What synthesizes short segments of RNA?  not sure?? Primase?

Choices Are:
Helicase
Nuclease
Ligase
DNA Polymerase
Primase

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Re: Enzymes and their functions question
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2007, 12:58:18 AM »
Correct.  For completeness, nucleases cut and degrade nucleic acids.

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