Which enzyme is responsible for unzipping the dna double helix


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Which enzyme is responsible for unzipping the dna double helix?

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The enzyme that untwists and unzips the double helix of DNA at the replication forks is called helicase, A protein that functions in DNA replication, helping to relieve strain in the double helix ahead of the replication fork.

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