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Which enzyme is responsible for adding complementary nucleotides to the growing DNA strand during replication?

A DNA ligase
B Helicase
C Primase
D DNA polymerase

✓ Correct Answer: Option D

DNA polymerase is the enzyme that synthesizes new DNA strands by adding nucleotides, one by one, that are complementary to the template strand during replication.

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