Intercalating Agents, Like Acridine Orange and Ethidium Bromide, Lead to Mutagenesis

question 79

True/False

Intercalating agents, like acridine orange and ethidium bromide, lead to mutagenesis by pushing DNA base pairs apart, which can lead to insertions or deletions.

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