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what are deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates(DNTPs)which acts as a source of energy in replication ?

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All four dNTPs - dATP, dGTP, dTTP and dCTP act as source of energy in replication. 5'-triphosphate of the nucleotide that is added to the existing DNA chain is broken which releases the energy.


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