Once a dideoxynucleotide is incorporated into a growing DNA chain, DNA polymerase can no longer add further nucleotides, thus terminating synthesis.
Once a dideoxynucleotide is incorporated into a growing DNA chain, DNA polymerase can no longer add further nucleotides, thus terminating synthesis.
| Text | Dideoxyribonucleotides are important because once one has been added, the polymerase can no longer add to the chain |
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