Which of the following is not true of the nucleolytic proofreading reaction of bacterial RNA polymerase?
A. Water is the nucleophile.
B. It occurs when the enzyme backtracks after incorporating a mismatched base.
C. rNTP is the product.
D. It involves the melting of several RNA-DNA base pairs.
E. All of the choices given are true.
C
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in four different ways at metaphase of meiosis. __________________ Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).