Researchers found a strain of E coli bacteria that had

Last updated: 7/10/2023

Researchers found a strain of E coli bacteria that had mutation rates one hundred times higher than normal Which of the following statements correctly describes the most likely cause of these results There were one or more base pair mismatches in the RNA primer The DNA polymerase was unable to add bases to the 3 end of the growing nucleic acid chain The proofreading mechanism of DNA polymerase was not working properly The single strand binding proteins were malfunctioning during DNA replication