Question

During replication, primase adds a DNA primer to RNA.
a. true
b. false

Answer 1

During replication, primase adds RNA primers to DNA strands, not to RNA.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement 'During replication, primase adds a DNA primer to RNA' given in your question is FALSE. Primase is an enzyme involved in DNA replication that adds RNA primers to the DNA strands, not to RNA. The RNA primers provide a starting point for DNA polymerase to synthesize new DNA strands. The newly synthesized RNA primers are later replaced with DNA nucleotides by DNA polymerase and the gaps between Okazaki fragments are sealed by DNA ligase.