When a DNA Molecule Containing a Wrong Base at One

question 26

Multiple Choice

When a DNA molecule containing a wrong base at one location in one strand is replicated:

• A) the mutation is corrected by the DNA polymerase enzyme.
• B) the mutation is ignored by the DNA polymerase enzyme.
• C) the mutation is copied into one of the two daughter molecules.
• D) the mutation is copied into both of the daughter molecules.
• E) the replication is stopped.

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