Which does NOT describe a function of the DNA polymerase molecule?
A)recognize the free nucleotide that pairs with the base on the old strand of DNA
B)read the strand of old DNA and recognize the base there
C)proofread to ensure that the proper base has been incorporated
D)make the proper nucleotide to match with the base read on the old strand
E)nucleotides are joined by hydrogen bonds

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DNA polymerase does not make the proper nucleotide from scratch, but rather adds the correct nucleotide to the growing DNA strand based on the template strand. The nucleotide is already present in the cell's pool of nucleotides.

Which Does NOT Describe a Function of the DNA Polymerase