DNA Replication and Mutations
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Which term is used to describe mutations that occur when the inserted nucleotide in the daughter strand does not match with the nucleotide in the parent strand?

  • Mismatch errors (correct)
  • Complementary errors
  • Spontaneous errors
  • Proofreading errors
  • Which process can lead to the production of a permanent double-stranded version of a mutation in DNA?

  • Tautomeric transitions
  • Base pairing
  • Proofreading
  • Replication errors (correct)
  • Which activity of DNA polymerases enhances the efficacy of complementary base pairing?

  • Tautomeric transitions
  • Proofreading
  • Nucleotide selection (correct)
  • Replication errors
  • What are the two alternative tautomeric forms that each nucleotide base can occur in?

    <p>Structural isomers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for errors in replication that evade the proofreading function of DNA polymerases?

    <p>Spontaneous errors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe mutations that occur when the inserted nucleotide in the daughter strand does not match with the nucleotide in the parent strand by base pairing?

    <p>mismatches</p> Signup and view all the answers

    If a mismatch is not corrected in the daughter double stranded DNA, which molecules in the next round of replication will carry a permanent double stranded version of the mutation?

    <p>one of the granddaughter molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the errors in replication that evade the proofreading function of DNA polymerases?

    <p>spontaneous errors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the two alternative tautomeric forms that each nucleotide base can occur in?

    <p>structural isomers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What activity of DNA polymerases enhances the efficacy of complementary base pairing?

    <p>proof-reading activity</p> Signup and view all the answers

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