At the growing end of a DNA chain, DNA polymerase catalyzes the formation of a disulfide bond between the 3'-OH group of the deoxyribose on the last nucleotide and the 5'-phosphate of the dNTP precursor

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


FALSE
Explanation: DNA polymerase catalyzes the formation of a phosphodiester bond between nucleotides.

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