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11. Which of the following enzymes remove supercoiling in replicating DNA ahead of the replication fork? a) Topoisomerases b) Primases c) Helicases d) DNA polymerases

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Chapter12: Dna: The Carrier Of Genetic Information

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Problem 9TYU: Topoisomerases (a) synthesize DNA (b) synthesize RNA primers (c) join Okazaki fragments (d) break...

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11. Which of the following enzymes remove supercoiling in replicating DNA ahead of the replication fork?
a) Topoisomerases
b) Primases
c) Helicases
d) DNA polymerases

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