If an enzyme is absent during polypeptide production, a mutation can occur.
true
false

 Mutation is defined as the change of the DNA sequence within a gene or chromosome of a certain organism.  Mutations cannot occur during the process of protein synthesis. However, mutations can occur if an enzyme involved with DNA replication and transcription is absent. Hence the answer is false. 

Answer: the dna polymerase checks for errors in dna to prevent replication mistakes.
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