Biology A-Level
DNA replication errors
What DNA replication errors means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of DNA replication errors
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Mutations that might arise spontaneously during DNA replication, for example if DNA polymerase inserts an incorrect nucleotide, producing a substitution.
Topics that use DNA replication errors
- Alteration of the sequence of bases in DNA can alter the (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- amino acid sequence
- base analogues
- codons and anticodons
- downstream codons
- frameshift
- premature stop codon
- R group interactions
- substitution
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