Question

Specialized enzymes called _____ polymerases can bypass distortions in the DNA template but tend to introduce replication errors because they have lower fidelity compared to other DNA polymerases. Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button. Answer choices Incorrect: RNA RNA

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is: translesion.

Explanation:

Also called DNA polymerase V, the translesion polymerase is responsible for the repair of the DNA in prokaryotes like Escherichia coli.

These special enzymes repair DNA lesion during DNA replication. If the enzyme fails, the damage in the DNA can lead to the death of the cell.

Replication in prokaryotes is much more prone to errors than replication in eukaryotes, one of the reasons being this polymerase not being as effective as the polymerase in charge of repairing eukaryotic DNA, the DNA polymerase beta.