Logo
Home Study Material Contact Search
AI Chat FREE
  1. sciences
  2. biology
  3. during mismatch repair, how does the cell “k

During mismatch repair, how does the cell “know” which strand to degrade and repair? Why will...

60.1K

Verified Solution

Question

Biology

During mismatch repair, how does the cell “know” which strand todegrade and repair? Why will it lose this ability after a certainamount of time? Provide a reason that might explain why it is saferto degrade the new strand of DNA rather than the parentalstrand.

Answer & Explanation Solved by verified expert
4.3 Ratings (693 Votes)
Associated with the replication origin OriC of E coli there are many copies of 5 GATC 3 a short palindrome which is the target site for Dam methylase of Ecoli The A residues on both the strands in the Dam target can be methylated and the bacteria always keeps its Dam target sites fully methylated Replication of the fully methylated DNA forms hemimethylted DNA in which only the A residues in the parental strand have methyl groups    See Answer
Get Answers to Unlimited Questions

Join us to gain access to millions of questions and expert answers. Enjoy exclusive benefits tailored just for you!

Membership Benefits:
  • Unlimited Question Access with detailed Answers
  • Zin AI - 3 Million Words
  • 10 Dall-E 3 Images
  • 20 Plot Generations
  • Conversation with Dialogue Memory
  • No Ads, Ever!
  • Access to Our Best AI Platform: Flex AI - Your personal assistant for all your inquiries!
Become a Member

Other questions asked by students

Basic Math
1.2K views

Pls answer all three parts for UPVOTE Data set: Students Outside US Stu ID Age GPA Hrs spend on sch wrk 3 48 4.00 7 6 47 2.79 14 9 45 3.48 5 12 19 4.00 30 15 24 3.10 10 18 34 3.24 2 21 44 36.00 6 24 19 2.85 7 27 19 2.80 10 30 27 3.40 8 33 28 2.90 16 36 27 3.40 8 39 28 2.90 16 42 21 2.9 4 45 20 2.50 6 48 23 3.3 18 51 41 3.80 7 54 21 2.60 26 57 39 5 60 18 3.10 12 63 28 3.70 20 66 35 8 69 37 2.80 6 72 21 N/A 21 75 20 3.00 4 78 30 3.50 6 81 21 3.1 4 84 21 3.20 3 87 37 2.86 3 90 19 3.30 12 Students...

Physics
1.2K views

Describe how a generator is used to provide electrical energy. Where does that energy come from?

Psychology
1.2K views

Do you see any connections between changing social norms and the larger, global issues that face...

Biology
1.2K views

Different photosynthetic pigments from a plant pigment extract can be separated by Multiple Choice O...

Geometry
1.2K views

Give the value of each trigonometric ratio R 39 36 cos R Cos S sin...

Basic Math
1.2K views

1 point Consider the relations R R2 R3 R R5 on A 1 2 3...

Accounting
1.2K views

A job order system is typically used to determine the full costs of a product...

Accounting
1.2K views

On December 1, 2013, Davenport Company sold merchandise to a customer for $20,000. In payment...

Accounting
1.2K views

Department S had no work in process at the beginning of the period. It added...

Accounting
1.2K views

please provide it as soon as possible... ##need to prepare the income statement ...

Accounting
1.2K views

centage for each line in the report. Round to the Slick the ated dat ent...

Finance
1.2K views

A firm has debt-equity ratio of 1 (i.e. the value of the debt divided by...