AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA REPLICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides ("The Builder")?
A
Topoisomerase
B
DNA Polymerase
C
Ligase
D
Primase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -DNA polymerases are enzymes that synthesize DNA by adding nucleotides to the developing DNA chain one by one, only integrating those that are complementary to the template.

Detailed explanation-2: -During elongation, an enzyme called DNA polymerase adds DNA nucleotides to the 3′ end of the template. Because DNA polymerase can only add new nucleotides at the end of a backbone, a primer sequence, which provides this starting point, is added with complementary RNA nucleotides.

Detailed explanation-3: -DNA polymerase is responsible for the process of DNA replication, during which a double-stranded DNA molecule is copied into two identical DNA molecules.

Detailed explanation-4: -DNA polymerases are enzymes that create DNA molecules by assembling nucleotides, the building blocks of DNA. These enzymes are essential to DNA replication and usually work in pairs to create two identical DNA strands from one original DNA molecule.

Detailed explanation-5: -The enzyme that synthesizes DNA, DNA polymerase, can only add nucleotides to an already existing strand or primer of DNA or RNA that is base paired with the template. An enzyme, DNA polymerase, is required for the covalent joining of the incoming nucleotide to the primer.

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