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How do nucleic acid polymerases distinguish between different bases?
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How do nucleic acid polymerases distinguish between different bases?
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How do nucleic acid polymerases distinguish between different bases?
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So I understand that DNA polymerase has a small binding pocket helps it distinguish dNTP and riboNTP. What mechanism does the RNA polymerase use to distinguish riboNTP and dNTP, U and T? Any papers I can refer to?
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I think the best thing to do is go to a second hand book store and buy a molecular biology handbook.
Here's a hint: It's not a mechanism that distinguishes U and T, it's morphology. And the morphology of a protein is influenced by... [
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