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| DNA ligase is an enzyme used for the ligation of blunt ended and sticky ended recombinant fragments or Okazaki fragments. It works by repairing breaks in the [[Sugar phosphate backbone|sugar phosphate backbone]] in [[DNA|DNA]] by creating a covalent bond between adjoining [[Nucleotides|nucleotides]] <ref>Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 8th edition. 2009, Elsevier.</ref> (between the 3’hydroxyl group of one DNA molecule with the 5’phosphoryl group of another).<br>In [[Eukaryotes|eukaryotes]] [[DNA ligase I|DNA ligase I]] family members play the major role<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22918593</ref>.The enzyme has a fundamental role in genetic engineering such as recombinant plasmid formation or Polymerase Chain Reaction. <br>
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