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penguins

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on: Jul 12, 2013
If natural selection in a particular environment favored genetic systems that permitted the production of daughter "cells" that were genetically dissimilar from the mother "cells," then one should expect selection for which of the following?
I.    polynucleotide polymerase with low mismatch error rates
II.    polynucleotide polymerases without proofreading capability
III.    batteries of efficient polynucleotide repair enzymes
IV.    polynucleotide polymerases with proofreading capability
V.    polynucleotide polymerases with high mismatch error rates
A) I only
B) I and IV
C) I, III, and IV
D) II and V
E) II, III and V


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Reply #1 on: Jul 13, 2013
I know it's D, we did this last week ;)


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Reply #2 on: Jul 18, 2013
Thank you, thank you!!


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