DnaG is a bacterial DNA primase and is encoded by the dnaG gene. The enzyme DnaG, and any other DNA primase, synthesizes short strands of RNA known as oligonucleotides during DNA replication. These oligonucleotides are known as primers because they act as a starting point for DNA synthesis. DnaG catalyzes the synthesis of oligonucleotides that are...
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Synonym for primase ... <enzyme> The enzyme that polymerises nucleotide triphosphates to form oligoribonucleotides in a 5' to 3' direction. The enzyme synthesises the RNA for RNA DNA sequences that later become Okazaki fragments and also RNA primers for some types of phage using an sDNA template. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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Type: Abbreviation Synonyms: primase
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