Why do most replication errors occur?

a. DNA polymerases work very fast and mistakes are inevitable.
b. DNA repair mechanisms do not work well.
c. DNA replication is a slow and uncommon process.
d. The hydrogen bonds between base pairs are weak.
e. DNA ligase often binds incorrect sections of DNA.


a

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