Benzopyrene, a Component of Cigarette Smoke, Can Induce DNA Mutations

question 137

Multiple Choice

Benzopyrene, a component of cigarette smoke, can induce DNA mutations by

• A) converting cytosine to uracil by deamination.
• B) converting an amino group on cytosine into a keto group.
• C) adding a chemical to guanine, making it unavailable for base pairing.
• D) changing bases to forms that are unrecognizable by DNA polymerase.
• E) breaking the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA.

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