Assume That Your Current Small Television Set (For Which You

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Essay

Assume that your current small television set (for which you paid $369.99 several years ago) has developed wavy lines across the screen and makes the people in your favourite programs sound as though they are using cheap walkie-talkies. Therefore, you have decided to work all summer to save money for the ultimate $1,800 high-definition television with surround sound. Trace the steps of your decision process for purchasing your new television.

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Definitions:

Conservative Replication

A hypothetical model of DNA replication where the original DNA molecule is fully preserved and a completely new copy is produced.

Mismatch Repair Enzymes

A system within cells that repairs mispaired nucleotides which may arise during DNA replication and recombination, as well as repairing some forms of DNA damage.

DNA Polymerase

A catalyst that constructs DNA strands using deoxyribonucleotides as the foundational components of DNA.

DNA Ligase

Enzyme that catalyzes the joining of the 5′ and 3′ ends of two DNA fragments; essential in DNA replication and used in recombinant DNA technology.