The Necessary Ingredients for DNA Synthesis Can Be Mixed Together

question 54

Multiple Choice

The necessary ingredients for DNA synthesis can be mixed together in a test tube. The DNA polymerase is from Thermus aquaticus, and the template is from a human cell. The DNA synthesized would be most similar to

• A) human DNA.
• B) human RNA.
• C) T. aquaticus RNA.
• D) T. aquaticus DNA.
• E) a mixture of human and T. aquaticus DNA.

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