DNA Polymerase III Is Functional,but It Seems to Exhibit Extremely

question 38

Multiple Choice

DNA polymerase III is functional,but it seems to exhibit extremely low processivity.This is likely a defect in what structure?

• A)the τ proteins
• B)the pol III holoenzyme
• C)the clamp loader
• D)the topoisomerase enzyme
• E)the sliding clamp

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