Which enzyme is responsible for creating the covalent bonds (specifically phosphodiester bonds) that connect the sugar-phosphate backbone of the new DNA molecules?

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Which enzyme is responsible for creating the covalent bonds (specifically phosphodiester bonds) that connect the sugar-phosphate backbone of the new DNA molecules?

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I believe that its the DNA Ligase enzyme connects the sugar phosphate backbones together.

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