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What is an exonuclease?

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Enzyme that cleaves a nucleotide off the end of the DNA molecule

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What is an endonuclease?

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Enzymes that cleaves DNA within the DNA molecule

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Does DNA polymerase have an exonuclease domain or an endonuclease domain?

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Exonuclease domain

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What is the function of the exonuclease domain in DNA polymerase?

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To recognise and remove any incorrect bases off the end of the growing DNA molecule

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