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A | A primer is a short string of [[Nucleotides|nucleotides]] used in the synthesis of [[DNA|DNA]]. Primers are essential for the function of [[DNA polymerase|DNA polymerase]] as the enzyme can only build [[Nucleotides|nucleotides]] onto an existing [[DNA|DNA]] strand. | ||
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A primer is a short string of nucleotides used in the synthesis of DNA. Primers are essential for the function of DNA polymerase as the enzyme can only build nucleotides onto an existing DNA strand.