DNA gyrase, the enzyme that participates in the process of DNA replication is a type of
A
DNA topoisomerase
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B
Reverse transcriptase
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C
DNA ligase
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D
DNA polymerase
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Solution
The correct option is D DNA topoisomerase
DNA gyrase is an ATP-dependent type II topoisomerase (enzyme) which plays an important role in the negative supercoiling of double-stranded closed circular DNA found in the bacteria