The DNA Polymerases Is a Relatively Large Family of Polymerases

question 21

Multiple Choice

The DNA polymerases is a relatively large family of polymerases in which each member is specialized for incorporating nucleotides opposite particular types of DNA lesions in the template strand engage in a type of DNA synthesis called __________. They have an unusually spacious active site that ____________.

• A)translesion synthesis; unwinds DNA double helices
• B)translesion synthesis; is able to physically accommodate altered nucleotides that would not fit in the active site of a replicative polymerase
• C)transdimensional synthesis; incorporates the nucleotide that would have paired with the undamaged version of the template base
• D)transdimensional synthesis; unwinds DNA synthesis
• E)transliteral synthesis; is able to physically accommodate altered nucleotides that would not fit in the active site of a replicative polymerase

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