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Deoxyribonucleoside Triphosphates (DNTPs) Are the Building Blocks Used in DNA

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Deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (dNTPs) are the building blocks used in DNA synthesis. They are added to the strand of DNA being synthesised by


A) the formation of a phosphodiester bond between the 2' dexoyribose on the growing strand and the phosphate of the incoming nucleotide.
B) the loss of two phosphates from dNTP.
C) the formation of a hydrogen bond with the 3' OH group of the newly synthesised DNA strand.
D) the formation of a phosphodiester bond between the nitrogenous base of one nucleotide and the phosphate group of another.
E) the action of the enzyme RNA polymerase.

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