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DNA Polymerases
The term that describes the situation where the wrong nucleotide was inserted during DNA replication is mutation. Mutations can result from errors in DNA replication, environmental factors, or spontaneous changes in the genetic material.
What prevents the wrong nucleotide from being added to the new strand during DNA replication? DNA polymerase 3 and DNA polymerase 1 can become what is known as exonucleases. an exonuclease can go back and "proofread" the replicated DNA and if there is a mistake, then everything beyond that incorrect nucleotide is removed and the DNA polymerase 3 will re-replicate from the bad point on. the protein p53 holds the cell in the G1 and S phase of replication which allows more time for proof reading the replicated DNA
During DNA replication, the enzyme DNA polymerase helps ensure accurate base pairing by matching each nucleotide with its complementary base. This process helps maintain the genetic code's accuracy and prevents errors in the DNA sequence.
DNA polymerase is responsible for assembling complementary nucleotide bases during DNA replication. It adds nucleotides to the growing DNA strand using the existing strand as a template.
DNA Polymerase
Yes, if an incorrect nucleotide is incorporated into one strand of DNA during replication, it will be present in the daughter strand and can be transmitted to subsequent generations of DNA molecules. This can lead to mutations and potential genetic disorders.
It's the DNA polymerase that catalyzes the formation of phosphodiester bonds between the nucleotides during replication.
Some mutations are due to errors in DNA replication. During the replication process, DNA polymerase chooses complementary nucleotide triphosphates from the cellular pool. Then the nucleotide triphosphate is converted to a nucleotide monophosphate and aligned with the template nucleotide. A mismatched nucleotide slips through this selection process only onece per 100,000 base pairs at most. The mismatched nucleotide causes a pause in replication, during which it is excised from the daughter strand and replaced with the correct nucleotide. After this so-called proofreading has occurred, the error rate is only one per 1 billion base pairs.
SSB (single-strand binding) protein prevents the reannealing of DNA during replication by binding to single-stranded DNA, keeping the strands separated and accessible for replication machinery to function.
DNA itself is made up of nucleotides. Nucleotides links with each other to form a DNA chain. In the process of DNA replication, parent DNA strand needs to be duplicated. Hence, to make a new strand of DNA it requires nucleotides.
Substitution mutations are typically caused by errors during DNA replication, where a wrong nucleotide is incorporated into the DNA sequence. This can also be caused by exposure to mutagens, such as certain chemicals or radiation, which can lead to changes in the DNA nucleotide sequence.