The Process in Which Mutations Are Removed and the Correct

question 37

Multiple Choice

The process in which mutations are removed and the correct bases added is called ________.

• A) transduction
• B) excision repair
• C) frameshift
• D) back-mutation
• E) transformation

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Definitions:

Propagation Speed

The rate at which a wave, including sound, light, or electromagnetic waves, travels through a medium.

Action Potential

A brief change in the electrical charge of a neuronal membrane; the physical basis of the signal that travels the length of the neuron.

Excitation Threshold

The voltage difference between a neuron’s interior and exterior that, if exceeded, causes the neuron to fire.

Action Potential

A temporary reversal of electric polarization of the membrane of a nerve cell or muscle cell, involved in the transmission of signals.