The function of the dideoxy (dd) nucleotides that are used in the Sanger method of DNA sequencing is to

A. incorporate into newly replicated DNA strands and stop elongation.
B. denature DNA into single strands.
C. serve as primers.
D. be a fluorescent tag.


Answer: A

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