Question

While the DNA in a human skin cell was being replicated, a single base was miscopied. What will be the most likely result of this for the cell in which it happened?

1.All the proteins the cell creates from the miscopied strand will do different jobs than the old ones.
2. If the new sequence codes for the same amino acid as the original cell, it will function normally.
3.Both new DNA strands will end up together in a new cell, and the inaccurate one will be discarded.
4.Any miscopied DNA will be replaced with an accurate DNA copy once the cell divides.

Answer 1

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What do you think should be the correct answer?

Answer 2

I think 1

Answer 3

Yes you are correct but have a look on the second option too. It is true that the miscopied strand will do different jobs but only if it codes for different amino acid than the original one. One amino acid can be coded by different DNA sequences.

Answer 4

Is that making sense?

Answer 5

yup thanks

Answer 6

So the correct option is?