As DNA polymerase synthesizes a new phosphodiester bond, all the following occur except:
A. amino acid residue extracts H+ from 3' hydroxyl of deoxyribose.
B. oxygen of 3' hydroxyl attacks ? phosphoryl group of nucleoside triphosphate.
C. phosphate is displaced and protonated by an acidic amino acid residue.
D. hydrogen bonds between DNA strands help position nucleotides.
E. metal ions lower pKa within the active site to facilitate base catalysis.
C
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A. true B. false
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