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Which enzyme seals nicks and joins okazaki fragments? dna polymerase i dna gyrase dna primase dna ligase dna helicase?

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Answer:

ligase

Step-by-step explanation:

Okazaki fragments are formed as the DNA polymerase synthesizes new nucleotides along the lagging strand, which has 3' to 5' directionality, in a 5' to 3' fashion. These fragments are glued together by the enzyme ligase.

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This would be DNA ligase.
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