During Mismatch Repair, It Is Essential for the Cell to Be

question 86

Short Answer

During mismatch repair, it is essential for the cell to be able to distinguish between the old template DNA strand and the newly synthesized DNA strand in order to make the appropriate correction of a mispairing created during DNA replication. How is this accomplished in E. coli?

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