Answer to Question #286419 in Molecular Biology for Oliver

Question

If an error occurred during DNA replication, what enzyme would be responsible for

correcting this error? How does it go about doing so?

Answer 1

DNA polymerase proofreading: Proofreading by DNA polymerase corrects errors during replication. Some errors are not corrected during replication, but are instead corrected after replication is completed; this type of repair is known as mismatch repair