What is one way that incorrect nucleotides are removed from a newly synthesized molecule of DNA?

A) DNA polymerases remove incorrect nucleotides and replace them with correct ones.
B) DNA ligases both remove and replace incorrectly positioned nucleotides.
C) Any DNA strand with an error is destroyed, and an entire new strand is synthesized.
D) Crossing over replaces regions with DNA errors with new segments of DNA.
E) DNA ligases remove incorrect nucleotides for replacement by DNA polymerases.


Answer: A

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