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csulb biol212 13.4
bio ch13.4
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
04/19/2011

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Term
proofreading
Definition
corrects the errors in replication as DNA polymerase makes them
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mismatch repair
Definition
scans DNA immediately after replication and corrects any base pairing mismatches
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excision repair
Definition
scans DNA for damaged/abnormal bases and replaces them with functional bases
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three mechanisms that DNA can be repaired
Definition
proofreading, mismatch repair, and excision repair
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