Benzopyrene Is a Compound Found in Cigarettes That Binds to the Base

question 39

Multiple Choice

Benzopyrene is a compound found in cigarettes that binds to the base guanine in DNA.This distorts the DNA double helix and causes changes in DNA sequence.Based on this information,benzopyrene is a

• A) DNA repair protein.
• B) histone.
• C) transposon.
• D) mutagen.

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