The SOS System Repairs DNA That Has Gaps, Breaks, and Other

question 34

Multiple Choice

The SOS system repairs DNA that has gaps, breaks, and other lesions by

• A) cutting DNA from other parts of the genome and pasting it into the gaps or damaged areas.
• B) stabilizing single-stranded DNA until the next round of normal replication.
• C) using specialized DNA polymerases that will synthesize a new DNA strand even if there is not a normal complementary DNA strand to act as a template.
• D) using available mRNA and a special RNA-dependent DNA polymerase to fill in the gaps and replace damaged DNA.

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Definitions:

Quality Control

The process of ensuring that products and services meet customer expectations and compliance standards through consistent monitoring and regulation.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, most commonly the mean.

Confidence Interval

A set of values based on sample statistics, expected to include an unknown population parameter.

Sample Proportion

The fraction of the sample observations that belong to a particular category, often used as an estimator of the population proportion.