In Nucleotide Excision Repair

question 29

Multiple Choice

In nucleotide excision repair

• A) Single bases are removed and replaced
• B) Bulky lesions are removed
• C) Thymine dimers are replaced
• D) Gaps are repaired by DNA polymerase
• E) Nucleotides are removed and new ones inserted

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