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What do we call the enzymes that join nucleotides into a DNA strand?
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This process involves several enzymes. The enzyme helicase unwinds the DNA double helix, and the enzyme primase synthesizes a short RNA primer to provide a starting point for DNA synthesis. Show more…
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