DNA Ligase is responsible for: A. adding the new bases. B. keeping the strands separated during replication. C. linking the short sections of the lagging side. D. unwinding and separating the DNA strands.

☯️ The DNA ligase is responsible for :

The ligase is a enzyme responsible for the linking or joining of short sections or strands. It connects the strands by forming a bond between the phosphate group of one DNA strand with deoxyribose group of other.

It is also used in Okazaki fragments connection which are formed in the lagging side during DNA replication. So, We can say that DNA ligase is a specific enzyme which helps in the linking and connecting the DNA strands or fragments by the formation of phospodiester bond

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the sugar-phosphate backbone forms the structural framework of nucleic acids, including dna and rna. this backbone is composed of alternating sugar and phosphate groups, and defines directionality of the molecule.