What Is the Correct Order of the Following Events in the Excision

question 86

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of the following events in the excision repair of DNA? (1) Base-paired DNA is made complementary to the template.
(2) Damaged bases are recognized.
(3) DNA ligase seals the new strand to existing DNA.
(4) Part of a single strand is excised.

• A) 1; 2; 3; 4
• B) 2; 1; 3; 4
• C) 2; 4; 1; 3
• D) 3; 4; 2; 1
• E) 4; 2; 3; 1

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