DNA contains the template needed to copy itself, but it has no catalytic activity in cells. What catalyzes the formation of phosphodiester bonds between adjacent nucleotides in the DNA polymer being formed?

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DNA polymerase is the enzyme responsible for catalyzing the formation of phosphodiester bonds between adjacent nucleotides in the DNA polymer being formed. Ribozymes catalyze chemical reactions in RNA molecules, but not in DNA. ATP and deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates are involved in energy transfer and building blocks of DNA, respectively, but they do not directly catalyze the formation of phosphodiester bonds.

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