In Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colon Cancer,mutations in MutS and MutH Proteins

question 21

Multiple Choice

In hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer,mutations in MutS and MutH proteins result in the accumulation of mutations caused by

• A)mismatched base pairs.
• B)structurally damaged bases.
• C)double-stranded DNA breaks.
• D)thymine dimers.
• E)DNA recombination.

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