What is the difference between helicase and polymerase in DNA replication?

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2026-05-20 14:35

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Helicase is an enzyme that unwinds the double-stranded DNA during replication, while polymerase is an enzyme that synthesizes new DNA strands by adding nucleotides to the template strand. In simpler terms, helicase unzips the DNA, while polymerase builds new strands.

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