NEET PG Medical – 2018 – Question – 27
About DNA polymerase I which one is correct?
a) Not required in bacteria
b) Repair any damage with DNA
c) Involved in okazaki fragment
d) Participate in DNA replication
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Correct Answer – A
Answer: A. Not required in bacteria
DNA polymerase I participates in the DNA replication of prokaryotes. Function of Pol I is mainly to repair any damage with
DNA, but it also serves to connect okazaki fragments deleting RNA primers and replacing the strand with DNA.
