NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
An enzyme that joins the strands of nucleic acid is
A
synthetase
B
polymerase
C
helicase
D
ligase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -DNA ligase is a type of enzyme that facilitates the joining of DNA strands together by catalyzing the formation of a phosphodiester bond.

Detailed explanation-2: -DNA Ligase joins DNA fragments.

Detailed explanation-3: -An enzyme that joins the ends of two strands of nucleic acid is: Polymerase.

Detailed explanation-4: -Finally, an enzyme called DNA ligase? seals up the sequence of DNA into two continuous double strands. The result of DNA replication is two DNA molecules consisting of one new and one old chain of nucleotides.

Detailed explanation-5: -One of the key molecules in DNA replication is the enzyme DNA polymerase. DNA polymerases are responsible for synthesizing DNA: they add nucleotides one by one to the growing DNA chain, incorporating only those that are complementary to the template.

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