What is the removal of mismatched nucleotides by a DNA polymerase called?
ACapping
BSplicing
CProofreading
DAnnealing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Proofreading
Some polymerases delete nucleotides from the end of the growing strand to fix mismatches, which is proofreading.
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