During replication, is the original dna sequence maintained in the new strands? explain why or why not.

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7 January, 08:14

During replication, is the original dna sequence maintained in the new strands? explain why or why not.

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Beckham Bradshaw · Answer 1

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During replication, DNA sequence is maintained in the new strands

The reason for it is the action of DNA Polymerase. This is an enzyme who has the function of "proofreading" the DNA sequence to ensure that all nucleotides are in the right order. This process is so accurate that an incorrect base is introduced every 10⁹-10¹⁰ bases.