Which Mechanism Is Used to Repair a Thymidine Dimer in DNA

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which mechanism is used to repair a thymidine dimer in DNA?

• A)Mismatch repair
• B)Base-excision repair
• C)Nucleotide-excision repair
• D)Direct repair
• E)More than one is used for this type of lesion

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Definitions:

Neuropsychologist

A specialist in neuropsychology, the study of the structure and function of the brain as they relate to specific psychological processes and behaviors.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process in which an action’s consequences determine how likely an action is to be performed in the future.

Vicarious Conditioning

Learning the consequences of an action by watching others being reinforced or punished for performing the action.

Sensitization

An increase in behavioral response after lengthy or repeated exposure to a stimulus.