Enzymes that catalyze the removal of a a functional group and its subsequent attachment to a new substrate are called ________.

A. oxidoreductases
B. ligases
C. lyases
D. transferases
E. isomerases


Answer: D

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A. phosphodiester bonds between the 5' carbon of one nucleotide and the 2' carbon of the next. B. glycosidic bonds between the 5' carbon of one nucleotide and the 3' carbon of the next. C. hydrogen bonds between the complementary bases. D. ionic bonds between the phosphate group of one nucleotide and the sugar group of the next. E. phosphodiester bonds between the 3' carbon of one nucleotide and the 5' carbon of the next.

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