Match the activity that best matches each enzyme

A) elongates DNA strand
B) nicks DNA ahead of replication fork to relax supercoiling in the DNA
C) covalently links breaks in sugar-phosphate backbone
D) synthesizes RNA primers for DNA synthesis
E) unwinds double-stranded DNA
F) primer removal and replacement

1) helicase
2) gyrase
3) primase
4) DNA polymerase III
5) DNA polymerase I
6) ligase


1) E) unwinds double-stranded DNA
2) B) nicks DNA ahead of replication fork to relax supercoiling in the DNA
3) D) synthesizes RNA primers for DNA synthesis
4) A) elongates DNA strand
5) F) primer removal and replacement
6) C) covalently links breaks in sugar-phosphate backbone

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