............. is a nucleic acid which catalyzes a chemical reaction.
A
Ribosome
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B
DNA
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C
RNA
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D
Ribozyme
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Solution
The correct option is A Ribozyme A ribozyme is a ribonucleic acid (RNA) enzyme that catalyzes a chemical reaction. The ribozyme catalyzes specific reactions in a similar way to that of protein enzymes. Also called catalytic RNA, ribozymes are found in the ribosome where they join amino acids together to form protein chains.