One Mechanism to Introduce Greater Diversity into Antibody Sequences Is

question 10

Multiple Choice

One mechanism to introduce greater diversity into antibody sequences is somatic hypermutation. What enzyme is responsible for somatic hypermutation in the DNA sequences that code for antibodies?

• A)deoxyadenosine deaminase
• B)deoxycytidine deaminase
• C)deoxyadenosine transaminase
• D)purine-pyrimidine transposase
• E)none of the above

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