What Is the Function of Topoisomerase

question 28

Multiple Choice

What is the function of topoisomerase?

• A) relieving strain in the DNA ahead of the replication fork
• B) elongating new DNA at a replication fork by adding nucleotides to the existing chain
• C) adding methyl groups to bases of DNA
• D) unwinding of the double helix
• E) stabilizing single-stranded DNA at the replication fork

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