Individuals with Xeroderma Pigmentosum Inherit a Faulty DNA Repair Mechanism

question 40

Multiple Choice

Individuals with xeroderma pigmentosum inherit a faulty DNA repair mechanism. As a consequence, ____.

• A) they are sterile
• B) their cells have no proofreading abilities during DNA replication
• C) Okazaki fragments produced during DNA replication cannot be joined
• D) they easily develop skin cancer when exposed to sunlight
• E) their telomeres are shorter than average

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