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From: chiaraviglio@husc2.UUCP (lucius)
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Subject: Re: Analog/Digital Distinction
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Date: Fri, 14-Nov-86 00:45:11 EST
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Summary: AACCK!!  EVEN MORE SERIOUS OMISSION IN PREVIOUS MESSAGE!!!!
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	It has been pointed out that I made an error in my previous message in
these newsgroups.  This is due to omission of the underlined words in the
following corrected segment of the affected paragraph in that message:

> 	Wrong.  DNA Polymerase I does not _h_a_v_e_ _t_o_ come along to fix errors _o_f_  
> _r_e_p_l_i_c_a_t_i_o_n_ after _t_h_e_ replication of DNA, but rather does _t_h_e_ _g_r_e_a_t_ _p_a_r_t_ _o__f_  
> it while it is replicating the DNA.  _(_I_t_ _i_s_ _a_l_s_o_ _u_s_e_d_ _t_o_ _h_e_l_p_ _c_o_r_r_e_c_t_ _e_r_r_o_r_s_  
> _a_t_ _o_t_h_e_r_ _t_i_m_e_s_._)_ _ _T_h_e_ _w_a_y_ _i_t_ _w_o_r_k_s_ _d_u_r_i_n_g_ _D_N_A_ _r_e_p_l_i_c_a_t_i_o_n_ _i_s_ _t_h_i_s_:_ _ _every
> time it attaches a new base to the strand it is synthesizing, it will refuse
> to proceed unless that base pairs properly with the corresponding one on the
> old strand.  If the new and old ones will not pair correctly, it snips the new
> one off.
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	That should make it much clearer.

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