Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
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DNA is not always the gemetic material. What are the exceptions?
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The final steps of DNA synthesis involve the removal and replacement of primers with DNA, and the formation of the final phosphodiester bonds of the backbone which join all the fragments into one unbroken strand of DNA.
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Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
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