primase
primase An enzyme that creates the short primer sequences needed for the discontinuous replication of DNA. It is an RNA polymerase that synthesizes a short segment of RNA, consisting of 10 to 12 nucleotides, attached to the lagging strand of the unwound DNA molecule. Each primer sequence provides the free 3@' –OH group required for the initiation of synthesis of an Okazaki fragment by DNA polymerase. These primers are subsequently removed before the Okazaki fragments are united into a continuous new DNA strand. See also primosome.
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