Discussion
DNA helicase is used to
Answer: A
Correct answer: unwind the double helix
Helicase separates the two strands by breaking the hydrogen bonds between the paired bases, using the energy of ATP. It does not touch the covalent phosphodiester backbone - cutting that is the work of nucleases and topoisomerases.
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