Question:
DNA polymerase III is the main DNA-synthesizing enzyme inbacteria. Describe how it carries out its role of elongating astrand of DNA.
Answer:
DNA pol III determines which free nucleotide triphosphate iscomplementary to the base being copied. DNA pol III catalyzesphosphodiester bond formation between the alpha phosphate of theincoming nucleotide triphosphate and the 3’ hydroxyl group of thelast nucleotide added to the strand.
Can someone please explain this step by step in a dumbed downversion? Thank you!
