Table 5-1The Three Steps That Give Rise to High-Fidelity DNA Synthesis

REPLICATION STEPERRORS PER NUCLEOTIDE POLYMERIZED
5′→3′ polymerization1 × 105
3′→5′ exonucleolytic proofreading1 × 102
Strand-directed mismatch repair1 × 102
Total1 × 109

The third step, strand-directed mismatch repair, is described later in this chapter.

From: DNA Replication Mechanisms

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