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Why is E. coli DNA ligase used in during second strand synthesis?

April 26, 2017coli dna ligase strand synthesis Used

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Why is E. coli DNA ligase used in during second strand synthesis?

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After the first strand is synthesized, DNA Pol I will use the fragmented RNA template as primer for the second strand replacement synthesis. The E. coli DNA Ligase is used to fill any gaps or nicks caused by RNase H.