In E.coli,which of the following enzymes removes the RNA primer from the 5' end of the DNA fragment?
A)helicase
B)DNA polymerase III
C)ligase
D)DNA polymerase I

Name: In E.coli,which of the following enzymes removes the RNA primer from the 5' end of the DNA fragment? A)helicase B)DNA polymerase III C)ligase D)DNA polymerase I
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DNA polymerase I has 5' to 3' exonuclease activity, which allows it to remove the RNA primer from the 5' end of the DNA fragment during DNA replication.

In Ecoli,which of the Following Enzymes Removes the RNA Primer from from the 5