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csulb biol212 13.4

Description

bio ch13.4

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Subject

Biology

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

04/19/2011

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Term

proofreading

Definition

corrects the errors in replication as DNA polymerase makes them

Term

mismatch repair

Definition

scans DNA immediately after replication and corrects any base pairing mismatches

Term

excision repair

Definition

scans DNA for damaged/abnormal bases and replaces them with functional bases

Term

three mechanisms that DNA can be repaired

Definition

proofreading, mismatch repair, and excision repair