1. Your labmate is working with another DNA Pol III mutant. When tested with the above assay, this new mutant incorporated labeled nucleotides into the growing poly T primer, but failed to release significant amounts of dTMP* into the solution.
You think for a moment about how dTMP would be released by polymerase into solution. What enzymatic activity is most likely affected in this mutant enzyme? Answer in a single word.

2.Given these results, you would expect that your labmate’s mutant DNA Pol III would have lower compared to wild type DNA Pol III. Think about the characteristics of DNA polymerases we have discussed. Your answer should be a single word that is a characteristic, not an enzymatic activity, of DNA polymerases.