Recent Studies Have Shown That Xeroderma Pigmentosum (An Error in the Nucleotide

question 27

Multiple Choice

Recent studies have shown that xeroderma pigmentosum (an error in the nucleotide excision repair process) can result from mutations in one of seven genes.What can you infer from this finding?

• A)There are seven genes that produce the same protein.
• B)These seven genes are the most easily damaged by ultraviolet light.
• C)There are several enzymes involved in the nucleotide excision repair process.
• D)These mutations have resulted from translocation of gene segments.

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