What is the role of topoisomerase during DNA replication? To cut and re-glue (ligate) DNA, to relieve coiling strain on the double helix ahead of the replication fork To break the hydrogen bonds that keep the bases of the DNA strands held together To add an RNA primer that allows DNA Polymerases to begin synthesis To complementary base pair new nucleotides to the template DNA strand To perform gap filling, after RNA primers are removed

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What is the role of topoisomerase during DNA replication?
To cut and re-glue (ligate) DNA, to relieve coiling strain on the double helix ahead of the replication fork
To break the hydrogen bonds that keep the bases of the DNA strands held together
To add an RNA primer that allows DNA Polymerases to begin synthesis
To complementary base pair new nucleotides to the template DNA strand
To perform gap filling, after RNA primers are removed
Transcribed Image Text:What is the role of topoisomerase during DNA replication? To cut and re-glue (ligate) DNA, to relieve coiling strain on the double helix ahead of the replication fork To break the hydrogen bonds that keep the bases of the DNA strands held together To add an RNA primer that allows DNA Polymerases to begin synthesis To complementary base pair new nucleotides to the template DNA strand To perform gap filling, after RNA primers are removed
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