Campbell Biology (12th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0135188741
ISBN 13: 978-0-13518-874-3

Chapter 16 - 16.2 - Concept Check - Page 329: 2

Answer

DNA pol III does most of the synthesis of the new DNA during replication and it proofreads the synthesized strand to be able to correct any errors.

Work Step by Step

This double function allows eukaryotic DNA pol III to copy DNA strands with high fidelity.
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