All the following steps are performed by the enzyme transposase during transposition of bacterial insertion sequences except

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Transposase is responsible for the excision of the insertion sequence (IS) element from the donor DNA, making staggered cuts in the target DNA, and ligating the IS element to the target DNA. However, the synthesis of DNA to fill in the single-stranded gaps is typically performed by DNA polymerase, not transposase.

All the Following Steps Are Performed by the Enzyme Transposase