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During DNA replication, mistakes are coded into the leading strand about once every 100,000/1 million copies. This DNA is subject to proofreading by several mechanisms. If a mistake is noted and the incorrect base is removed shortly following the time RNA primer is removed, this would most likely be the work of which repair mechanism?

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  1. DNA polymerase I
  2. DNA polymerase III
  3. Mismatch repair mechanism
  4. Endonuclease repair

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