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DNA Ligase is an essential enzyme within all cells that seals breaks in the phosphate-sugar backbone of DNA. DNA ligase accomplishs three main functions: joining Okazaki fragments, sealing repairs, and sealing recombination fragments (Purves et al., 2001). DNA Ligase is an essential enzyme within all cells that seals breaks in the phosphate-sugar backbone of DNA. DNA ligase accomplishs three main functions: joining Okazaki fragments, sealing repairs, and sealing recombination fragments (Purves et al., 2001). DNA Ligase is an essential enzyme within all cells that seals breaks in the phosphate-sugar backbone of DNA. DNA ligase accomplishs three main functions: joining Okazaki fragments, sealing repairs, and sealing recombination fragments (Purves et al., 2001).
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoA ligase is an enzyme that acts as a binder. It connects two large molecules by creating a new chemical bond. One example of this is in the joining of DNA molecules during replication.
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∙ 12y agoligase it bind foreign segment of DNA into host genome.
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∙ 11y agoDNA is connected through phosphodiester bonds which can break or can be broken with nucleases. A ligase will "ligate" or remake those bonds.
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∙ 11y agoThe function of a ligase enzyme is to catalyze the bonding together of smaller molecules to make larger molecules.
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What enzyme joins pieces of DNA together?
Ligase is used to join DNA strands together
Name the enzyme joining Okazaki fragments?
DNA ligase.
What DNA replication enzyme attaches okazaki fragments as a continuous strand of DNA?
Ligase joins okazaki fragments to each other to form a continuous strand of DNA
Do people with xeroderma pigmentosa have DNA ligase?
Yes they have DNA ligase, but there are reports about a deficiency in ts activity, recently ubiquitin DNA ligase have benn reported as deficient also
What is the job of the DNA ligase?
It joins Okazaki fragments
What is the function of DNA ligase?
Ligase joins together the Okazaki fragments into a continuous strand of DNA.
What is the function of DNA ligase in engineering?
Ligase is an enzyme which fills the gap and completes the restoration process to form intact DNA circles.
What enzyme binds fragments of DNA on the lagging strand?
The enzyme that is used to bind DNA fragments together is DNA ligase. Using DNA ligase to join DNA fragments is the last step in the production of a recombinant DNA plasmid.
What enzyme joins pieces of DNA together?
Ligase is used to join DNA strands together
Name the enzyme joining Okazaki fragments?
DNA ligase.
What DNA replication enzyme attaches okazaki fragments as a continuous strand of DNA?
Ligase joins okazaki fragments to each other to form a continuous strand of DNA
Which enzyme is responsible for creating the covalent bonds that connect the sugar-phosphate backbone of the new DNA molecule?
DNA ligase
Which enzyme do scientists use to bond a new gene to plasmid DNA?
DNA ligase
What is the function of DNA ligase in DNA replication?
it ties the chunks of dna together
What enzyme glues the DNA together after replication?
Question is unclear . If you mean pieces of DNA , thae enzyme is DNA ligase which joins pieces of DNA called Okazaki fragments together .
What is DNA ligase functions?
Ligase joins together the Okazaki fragments into a continuous strand of DNA.
Do people with xeroderma pigmentosa have DNA ligase?
Yes they have DNA ligase, but there are reports about a deficiency in ts activity, recently ubiquitin DNA ligase have benn reported as deficient also
