5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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During in vitro synthesis of $DNA$, a researcher used $2',\,3'$ -dideoxy cytidine triphosphate as raw nucleotide in place of $2'-$ deoxy cytidine. What would be the consequence ?

Option A
Option B
Option C
Option D

Solution

Further polymerisation would not occur, as the $3^{\prime}$ $OH$ on sugar is not there to add a new nucleotide for forming ester bond.

Standard 12
Biology

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