Multiple choice

Which of the following best explains the role of DNA primase?

  1. Creates RNA nucleotides to add to DNA

  2. Adds an RNA primer to DNA

  3. Adds a DNA primer to DNA

  4. Creates DNA nucleotides to add to DNA
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B Correct answer
Explanation

DNA primase is a type of RNA polymerase that synthesizes a short RNA sequence (primer) complementary to the DNA template, which provides the starting point for DNA polymerase III.

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