Which of the Following BEST Describes the SOS Response

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST describes the SOS response?

• A) DNA damage by UV light causes a λ lysogen to be induced to the lytic life cycle.
• B) It is an error prone DNA repair system.
• C) Activation of RecA by sensing DNA damage and single-stranded DNA.
• D) Coordinated activation of a set of unlinked genes whose protein products will collectively help the cell to respond to environmental damage.
• E) Transcriptional depression by proteolytic cleavage of the LexA repressor.

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Definitions:

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