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The hydrolysis of the pyrophosphate in DNA replication is a. a mutation. b. endergonic. c. exothermic....

The hydrolysis of the pyrophosphate in DNA replication is

a. a mutation.

b.

endergonic.

c.

exothermic.

d.

energetically neutral

e.

exergonic.

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During the DNA replication process, the pyrophosphate is released and is hydrolyzed. Due to the hydrolysis of the pyrophosphate the energy is released which is used to bind the incoming nucleotide in the replcication process. The formation of the phosphodiester bond is an endergonic reaction.

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