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During replication of DNA, the two strands of the double helix are separated from each other under the influence of enzyme _________ A) rep-protein B) SSBP C) initiator protein D) DNA polymerase
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During replication of DNA, the two strands of the double helix are separated from each other under the influence of enzyme _________ A) rep-protein B) SSBP C) initiator protein D) DNA polymerase

Correct option:(1)rep-protein

Solution:

  • Rep protein is the repetitive extragenic palindromic protein that serves to unwind the DNA to initiate the replication.
  • SSB proteins serve to stabilise the unwound DNA by preventing the formation of H-bonds between the base pairs of the ssDNA.
  • DNA polymerase elongates the primer by addition of deoxyribonucleotides.
  • Initiator proteins serve to recognise the ori followed by formation of primosome.
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