Biology (11th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 1259188132
ISBN 13: 978-1-25918-813-8

Chapter 14 - DNA: The Genetic Material - Review Questions - Synthesize - Page 277: 3b

Answer

Most DNA copying would be lost and the overall process of replication would stop.

Work Step by Step

DNA polymerase III does most DNA copying, so losing its activity would completely stop DNA replication.
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