Bacheller Biology
DNA Polymerase (Pol b)
 
Space-filling model of a DNA polymerase (PDB ID 1zqa) from humans.  The template strand of DNA is shown here as purple and the newly synthesized strand is shown as green. 
 
All living organisms contain DNA  polymerases, a group of enzymes that make copies of a cell's DNA prior to cell division.  
The enzyme shown here is the well-studied Pol b (blue), a DNA polymerase that is also involved in the repair of damaged DNA.   This is one of many types of DNA polymerase present in human cells.
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DNA Polymerase (Pol b)
3D animation of DNA polymerase Pol beta