What is considered to be the average natural mutation rate that occurs during DNA replication?
a. One in every million nucleotides replicated.
b. One in every trillion nucleotides replicated.
c. One in every billion nucleotides replicated.
d. One in every ten thousand nucleotides replicated.
Answer: c. One in every billion nucleotides replicated.
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