Which of the following is TRUE about the accuracy of DNA replication?
A) Many errors are made during DNA replication, but this does not matter because of the immense size of the DNA molecule.
B) Many errors are made during DNA replication, but this does not matter because repair enzymes mend the errors.
C) The few errors made by DNA polymerase are usually corrected by repair enzymes.
D) DNA polymerase makes very few errors, so no repair enzymes are needed.
E) DNA polymerase always makes a perfect copy of the original DNA.
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