A scientist randomly mutates the DNA of a bacterium. She then sequences the bacterium's daughter cells and finds that the daughters have many errors in their replicated DNA. The parent bacterium likely acquired a mutation in which enzyme? a. DNA ligase b. DNA pol II c. Primase d. DNA pol I
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A mutation in this enzyme might cause issues with the continuity of the DNA strand, but it would not necessarily cause many errors in the replicated DNA. DNA pol II is involved in DNA repair and replication, but it is not the main enzyme responsible for DNA Show more…
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