A gene that normally has the sequence CAGAGCCTATTAGGC is replicated as CAGAGCTGACGAGGC. Which of the following repair mechanisms would MOST likely be employed to fix this replication error?
A) base excision repair
B) nucleotide excision repair
C) base excision repair and/or nucleotide excision repair
D) DNA polymerase proofreading
E) None of the other answer options is correct.
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