LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which enzyme seals okazaki fragments together on the lagging strand?
A
Topoisomerase
B
Helicase
C
Polymerase
D
Ligase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During lagging strand synthesis, DNA ligase I connects the Okazaki fragments, following replacement of the RNA primers with DNA nucleotides by DNA polymerase .

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: The enzyme that functions to seal the gap between the Okazaki fragments to create a continuous strand is d. Ligase (or DNA ligase).

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