A Break of a Phosphodiester Bond in One Strand of a Double-Stranded

question 37

Multiple Choice

A break of a phosphodiester bond in one strand of a double-stranded DNA molecule can be repaired by

• A) polynucleotide phosphorylase.
• B) polynucleotide kinase.
• C) exonuclease III.
• D) DNA ligase.
• E) DNA polymerase.

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