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Chapter 10, Problem 20PDQ
Several temperature-sensitive mutant strains of E. coli display
the following characteristics. Predict what enzyme or function is
being affected by each mutation.
(a) Newly synthesized DNA contains many mismatched base pairs.
(b) Okazaki fragments accumulate, and DNA synthesis is never completed.
(c) No initiation occurs.
(d) Synthesis is very slow.
(e) Supercoiled strands remain after replication, which is never completed.
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