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DNA polymerases
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An enzyme that is active in DNA replication separating strands of DNA, bringing bases to he parental strands, and correcting errors by removing and replacing incorrect base pairs
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germ-line cells
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the succession of parent and daughter cells that ultimately produce either eggs or sperm
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molecular biology
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the investigation of life at the level of its individual molecules
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mutation
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a permanent alteration of a DNA base sequence
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nucleotide
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The building block of nucleic acids, including DNA and RNA, consisting of a phosphate group sugar, and a nitrogen-containing base
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point mutations
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a mutation of a single base pair in a genome
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somatic cells
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any cell that is not and will not become an egg or sperm
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