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Primer extension occurs via two sequential reactions. (A) Formation of the imidazolium-bridged dinucleotide intermediate, the reactive species in nonenzymatic RNA primer extension. (B) The imidazolium-bridged intermediate anneals to the primer-template duplex and reacts with the 3′-end of the primer.
