An Enzyme That Hydrolyzes One or More Phosphodiester Bonds in Nucleic

question 12

Multiple Choice

An enzyme that hydrolyzes one or more phosphodiester bonds in nucleic acid polymers is called a:

• A) polymerase.
• B) nuclease.
• C) ligase.
• D) reverse transcriptase.

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