DNA Polymerases Are Processive, Which Means That They Remain Tightly

question 11

Multiple Choice

DNA polymerases are processive, which means that they remain tightly associated with the template strand while moving rapidly and adding nucleotides to the growing daughter strand.Which piece of the replication machinery accounts for this characteristic?

• A)helicase
• B)sliding clamp
• C)single-strand binding protein
• D)primase

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