Question

imagine that a person has a disorder of the pancreas that does not allow it to secrete digestive enzymes. which enzyme would be missing to break down dna and rna? amylases proteases lipases nucleases

Explanation:

Amylases break down carbohydrates, proteases break down proteins, lipases break down fats, and nucleases break down nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Since the question asks for the enzyme to break down DNA and RNA which are nucleic acids, nucleases are the correct answer.

Answer:

D. nucleases