NEET Biology question

The enzyme used to join the fragments of DNA during the process of replication is **[NEET 2012]**

(A)DNA polymerase
(B)DNA ligaseCorrect
(C)Endonuclease
(D)Helicase

Answer: (B)

Solution

DNA ligase catalyses the formation of a phosphodiester bond between adjacent DNA fragments (such as Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand during replication, or two ends of DNA being joined in recombinant DNA technology), effectively "joining"

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