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DNA Replication
Proofreading in DNA Replication
Description
Proofreading in DNA replication helps keep DNA copying accurate. It is a built-in check that reduces mistakes as new DNA is made.
DNA polymerase is the enzyme that carries out this checking during replication. When it adds a wrong nucleotide, it can remove the error and replace it with the correc...
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Transcript
During DNA replication, free nucleotides in the cell are added to the new strand in a sequence complementary to the template. Adenine pairs with thymine, and cytosine pairs with guanine.
Sometimes, nucleotides pair incorrectly, such as when adenine pairs with cytosine. DNA polymerase proofreading helps fix these errors and reduces t...
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