5) Answer the following questions about DNA polymerase-alpha primase. A) List the substrates of the primase. B) List the substrates of the polymerase.

Answer 1

A substrate is the molecule that is being changed by the enzyme. For primase, it is the nucleotides that comprise RNA. which will make the template for the complete strand. For polymerase, it is the nucleotides that comprise DNA that match the RNA primer strand.