Without DNA Repair, the Error Rate of DNA Polymerase Is

question 196

Multiple Choice

Without DNA repair, the error rate of DNA polymerase is about one for every 100,000 bases replicated.If an organism has a haploid genome of 2 billion base pairs, how many mutations are likely to occur each time a diploid cell replicates its DNA?

• A) 20
• B) 40
• C) 80
• D) 20,000
• E) 40,000

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