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Biochemistry Metabolism of nucleic acids 9d3e3d81

The initiation of DNA synthesis requires

A
Five carbon sugar
B
Deoxyribose alone
C
A sho RNA molecule
D
Proteins with free hydroxyl groups
High-Yield Explanation
The initiation of DNA synthesis requires priming by a sho length of RNA, about 10 to 200 nucleotides long. In E coli this is catalyzed by dnaG (primase), in eukaryotes, DNA Pol a synthesizes these RNA primers. Harper30e pg: 383
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