Spontaneous Mutations May Be Caused by All of the Following

question 74

Multiple Choice

Spontaneous mutations may be caused by all of the following except

• A) a base, in its tautomer form, pairing incorrectly.
• B) deamination, causing mismatched base pairs.
• C) DNA polymerase making errors in base pairings.
• D) free radicals changing the base structure so it is unrecognizable by DNA polymerase.
• E) an occurence of nondisjunction.

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