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Molecular Basis of Inheritance — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYMolecular Basis of Inheritance2 Marks
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What are the functions of DNA polymerase?
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Answer

  1. DNA polymerase uses a DNA template to catalyse the polymerisation of deoxynucleotides during the process of DNA replication.
  2. RNA primer is removed from the 5' end by the exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase.
  3. DNA polymerase is also involved in proof-reading and DNA repair. The wrongly introduced bases can be removed by the activity of this enzyme.

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