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Published on: August 13, 2026
Which enzyme catalyses the separation of DNA strands during DNA replication?
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The enzyme helicase is responsible for breaking of hydrogen bonds between two strands of DNA molecules.
Other can be explained as
Primase is responsible for synthesis of RNA primer.
Ligase ligate okazaki segments with each other.
DNA polymerase adds deoxyribonucleotides to the 
end of the polynucleotide chain.
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