DNA polymerase has the ability to match the nucleotide base in the parental strand with a free nucleotide that is complementary to that base. It then forms the covalent bonds between the nucleotides in the growing daughter strand of DNA.

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DNA polymerase is responsible for adding nucleotides to the growing daughter strand during DNA replication, ensuring that each new nucleotide is complementary to the one on the parental strand, and it catalyzes the formation of the phosphodiester bond between the nucleotides.

DNA Polymerase Has the Ability to Match the Nucleotide Base