125k views
2 votes
Which enzyme is responsible for facilitating the hydrogen bonding between nucleotides in a new DNA molecule

User Yu Gu
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

4 votes
Once the 2 DNA polynucleotide strands separate and form a complementary strand, the hydrogen bonding between the nucleotides is brought about by 2 enzymes: DNA ligaments and DNA polymerase. DNA polymerase can also 'proofread', that is check for mistakes in the pairing of bases.
Hope this helps.
User Guarana Joe
by
8.2k points

Related questions