A mutant form of E. coli has been discovered in which replication is unsuccessful because the RNA primer is not released from the leading or lagging strands. Which enzyme do you think is nonfunctional?         Option 1a) DNA polymerase III       Option 2b) helicase       Option 3c) primase       Option 4d) DNA polymerase I       Option 5e) Ligase

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A mutant form of E. coli has been discovered in which replication is unsuccessful because the RNA primer is not released from the leading or lagging strands. Which enzyme do you think is nonfunctional?
 
 
 
 
Option 1a) DNA polymerase III
 
 
 
Option 2b) helicase
 
 
 
Option 3c) primase
 
 
 
Option 4d) DNA polymerase I
 
 
 
Option 5e) Ligase
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