how error free is DNA replication?

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how error free is DNA replication?

2006-12-06 05:29:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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It is very error free. There are millions of replications in your body each day with very few errors. If the rate were any higher then we would all have cancer. There are multiple systems in place that check and re-check for rplication errors, so very few slip by such tight regulation.

2006-12-06 07:27:37 · answer #1 · answered by Reddy492 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It all depends upon the polymerase

2006-12-06 13:31:34 · answer #2 · answered by adops10 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋