What is the role of DNA ligase in the elongation of the lagging strand during DN

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camila

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on: Jun 23, 2013

What is the role of DNA ligase in the elongation of the lagging strand during DNA replication?
A) It synthesizes RNA nucleotides to make a primer.
B) It catalyzes the lengthening of telomeres.
C) It joins Okazaki fragments together.
D) It unwinds the parental double helix.
E) It stabilizes the unwound parental DNA.

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Reply #1 on: Jun 24, 2013

We did this yesterday, it's C.

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camila

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Reply #2 on: Jul 1, 2013

GOLD

Thanks so much!!

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