What is the function of the enzyme topoisomerase in DNA

Last updated: 7/10/2023

What is the function of the enzyme topoisomerase in DNA replication elongating new DNA at a replication fork by adding nucleotides to the existing chain building RNA primers using the parental DNA strand as a template reattaching the hydrogen bonds between the base pairs in the double helix relieving strain in the DNA ahead of the replication fork caused by the untwisting of the double helix