In the absence of repair, what would the replication of a double helix containing a mismatch yield?
A. two DNA molecules containing different mismatches at the site of the original error
B. two DNA molecules with a mutated sequence
C. one DNA molecule with the normal sequence and one DNA molecule with a mutated sequence
D. two DNA molecules containing the mismatch
E. one DNA molecule with the normal sequence and one DNA molecule with a mismatch
Ans: C. one DNA molecule with the normal sequence and one DNA molecule with a mutated sequence
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