A mistake in DNA replication, in which the wrong base is placed in the growing DNA strand, can have profound effects on the descendents of any cells that carry the mistake.In the following strand, the A has been changed to a G. Draw the DNA molecules that result from replication of the altered strands.   Original Strand T A G C G T T Mutated Strand T G G C G T T A T C G C A A A T C G C A A

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 A mistake in DNA replication, in which the wrong base is placed in the growing DNA strand, can have profound effects on the descendents of any cells that carry the mistake.In the following strand, the A has been changed to a G. Draw the DNA molecules that result from replication of the altered strands.   

 

Original Strand     T A G C G T T        Mutated Strand T G G C G T T

                               A T C G C A A                                   A T C G C A A

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