The energy needed to polymerize DNA is supplied by
A) the hydrolysis of the phosphate bonds of ATP by an accessory protein that is part of the DNA polymerase holoenzyme.
B) the hydrolysis of the phosphate bonds of ATP or GTP, depending on the form of DNA polymerase.
C) the hydrolysis of the phosphate bonds of the deoxynucleoside triphosphates that are being added to the new DNA chain.
D) the formation of the covalent bond between the phosphate of the nucleoside and the hydroxyl group.
E) the hydrolysis of the RNA primers used in DNA replication.
Answer: C
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