While the DNA in a human skin cell was being replicated, one of the bases in one of the strands was skipped over and no nucleotide was matched with it. The nucleotides on either side of it then joined together. What will be the most likely result of this for the cell in which it happened?

Select one:

a. All the proteins the cell creates from the miscopied strand will do different jobs than the old ones.

b. The miscopied DNA will be replaced with an accurate DNA copy once the cell divides.

c. Both new DNA strands will end up together in a new cell, and the inaccurate one will be discarded.

d. The cell that receives the miscopied DNA will die, and the cell with the accurate copy will live.

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Giancarlo Landry

14 July, 17:12

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Larissa Caldwell · Answer 1

Definietly C because both of the new dna strand will end up together in a new cell and the other one will be discarded from the cell

Taliyah Black · Answer 2

C is the correct answer