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which enzyme stitches together okazaki fragments?

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The enzyme that stitches together Okazaki fragments during DNA replication is called DNA ligase. After the RNA primers are removed and replaced with DNA, DNA ligase connects the sugar-phosphate backbones of the adjacent DNA fragments, creating a continuous strand.

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