In DNA replication, a primer is _____

a. what the original DNA strands are called
b. an enzyme that breaks the hydrogen bonds between base pairs
c. a short piece of nucleic acid that serves as an attachment point for DNA polymerase


d. a molecule that provides the energy for nucleotide attachments
e. a regulatory protein that turns on the gene that starts DNA replication


ANSWER: c

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