Part A Besides dNTPs what two things does DNA polymerase req

Part A: Besides dNTP\'s*, what two things does DNA polymerase require?

Part B: How does telomerase provide these?

Solution

DNA Polymerase require:
1. a primer (RNA)
2. DNA template strand

Telomerase are provided with:
Telomeres are repeat sequences on DNA
- RNA molecule (RNA primer) is part of telomerase that provides the template of the repeats and then telomerase continues to extend repeats

-The telomerase enzyme attaches to the end of the chromosome; complementary bases to the RNA template are added on the 3\' end of the DNA strand.