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Why is DNA ligase called molecular glue?

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DNA ligase helps to join or seal 3.-OH end of one nucleic acid fragment with the 5.-P end of another nucleic acid fragment by forming a phosphodiester bond.
It is called as molecular glue because it is able to join or glue DNA fragments together.
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