DNA mismatch repair happens only during a brief window of opportunity

Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 14:00 in Biology & Nature

In eukaryotes – the group of organisms that include humans – a key to survival is the ability of certain proteins to quickly and accurately repair genetic errors that occur when DNA is replicated to make new cells.

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