what are the five necessary components of a dna synthesis reaction?
They are: substrates, template, primer and enzymes. Four deoxyribonucleotide triphosphates (dNTP's) are required for DNA synthesis (note the only difference between deoxyribonucleotides and ribonucleotides is the absence of an OH group at position 2' on the ribose ring). These are dATP, dGTP, dTTP and dCTP.