Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. Errors never occur in DNA replication because the DNA polymerases edit out mistakes.

2. Most point mutations have immediate, drastic effects on an organism.

3. The process by which genetic information in DNA is copied into RNA is called translation.


1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE

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