Multiple Choice
Why is DNA synthesis started with ribonucleotides rather than deoxyribonucleotides?
A) To mark the newly synthesized strand.
B) RNA polymerase makes fewer errors when priming than DNA polymerase would.
C) DNA polymerases cannot prime.
D) To mark the lagging strand for DNA ligase.
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