In DNA Replication,a Primer Is

question 89

Multiple Choice

In DNA replication,a primer is

• A) what the original DNA strands are called.
• B) an enzyme that breaks the hydrogen bonds between base pairs.
• C) a short piece of nucleic acid that 'jump starts' the replication process.
• D) a molecule that provides the energy for nucleotide attachments.
• E) a regulatory protein that turns on the gene that starts DNA replication.

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