DNA replication is highly accurate. It results in about one mistake per billion nucleotides. For the human genome, how often would errors occur?
A) on average, once every 6 cell divisions
B) on average, once or twice in the lifetime of an individual
C) on average, 6 times each time the entire genome of a cell is replicated
D) on average, once a lifetime in 10% of the population
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