Biology as Poetry: Genetics

Bacteriophage Ecology Group

Primase

Enzyme responsible for polymerizing the RNA oligonucleotide responsible for supplying the 3' hydroxyl group necessary for DNA polymerization.

Primase, that is, is catalytically responsible for RNA priming.

Primase is an DNA-dependent RNA polymerase.

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