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Hypothesize why DNA replication has such accuracy

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DNA replication has such accuracy varies. There are many DNA polymerases/repair enzymes that synthesize/repair DNA. Some are more frequent than others. The error frequency ranges between 1 to per 10,000 base pairs to 1 to per 10,000,000 base pairs, depends on the enzyme
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