Pearson eText Biology: Science for Life -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780135214084
Author: Colleen Belk, Virginia Maier
Publisher: PEARSON+
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Chapter 6, Problem 8LTB
DNA polymerase ___________.
- attaches sister chromatids at the centromere;
- synthesizes daughter DNA molecules from fats and phospholipids;
- is the enzyme that facilitates DNA synthesis;
- causes cancer cells to stop dividing
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