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DNA is a polymer of nucleotides which are linked to each other by 3’-5’ phosphodiester bond. To prevent polymerisation of nucleotides, which of the following modifications would you choose?

Remove or replace the 3’ OH group in deoxyribose to prevent polymerisation of the nucleotides because 3’OH group is involved in the polymerisation of nucleotides.

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