Approximately how many base pairs are still improperly matched in the bacterial genome after the DNA polymerase proofreads the DNA strand?

A. 1 in a billion
B. 1 in 1,000,000
C. 1 in 10,000
D. 1 in 100,000,000
E. 1 in 100,000


Answer: D

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