What Mechanisms Contribute to the Formation of Deletions and Insertions

question 34

Multiple Choice

What mechanisms contribute to the formation of deletions and insertions? (Select all that apply. )

• A)Repair of double-strand breaks in DNA
• B)Errors in DNA replication
• C)Unequal crossing-over due to mispairing of homologs
• D)Repair of thymine dimers in DNA

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