Why we use dideoxy ntp in dna fingerprinting in place of dntp
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DNA synthesis uses dNTPs as substrates, while RNA synthesis uses NTPs as substrates. ... These enzymes covalently link the free -OH group on the 3' carbon of a growing chain of nucleotides to the α-phosphate on the 5' carbon of the next (d)NTP, releasing the β- and γ-phosphate groups as pyrophosphate (PPi).
The purpose of the deoxynucleotide triphosphates (dNTPs) is to supply the “bricks.” Since the idea behind PCR is to synthesize a virtually unlimited amount of a specific stretch of double-stranded DNA, the individual DNA bases must be supplied to the polymerase enzyme.
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