The Enzyme That Inserts the Correct Bases in a Growing

question 14

Multiple Choice

The enzyme that inserts the correct bases in a growing nucleotide chain in a replicating DNA molecule is

• A) RNA polymerase.
• B) DNA ligase.
• C) DNA polymerase.
• D) helicase.
• E) RNA ligase.

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