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DNA polymerase is an enzyme that
replicates DNA. Such enzymes catalyze the polymerization of deoxyribo
nucleotides alongside a
DNA strand, which they "read" and use as a template. The newly polymerized molecule is complimentary to the template strand and identical to the template's partner strand.
5' to 3' direction
Highly conserved.
DNAPI, DNAPII
holoenzyme. error correction. helicase.
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