Can You Spot the Mistakes in DNA Replication?

Snipping out erroneous bases and replacing them

Reading the template and adding complementary bases

Proofreading the new base

All of the above (correct)

DNA polymerase cannot proofread the new base

Complementary bases can form hydrogen bonds through wobble pairing (correct)

The template strand can be read incorrectly

None of the above

There is an increased incidence of chromosome problems, particularly Down syndrome (correct)

Maternal age only affects the father's sperm production

Maternal age has no effect on chromosome problems

None of the above

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