under normal circumstances, it is not possible for adenine to pair up with guanine or cytosine, nor for any other mismatches to

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under normal circumstances, it is not possible for adenine to pair up with guanine or cytosine, nor for any other mismatches to

occur. describe the two factors that prevent a mismatch from occurring

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lyudmila [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-15T23:21:11+03:00

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The chemical structure of adenine only allows it to form a hydrogen bond with thymine. While the structure of guanine allows it to form a hydrogen bond with cytosine. DNA Polymerase will then proofread a strand of DNA to ensure there is no mismatching bases.