Which of the Following Types of DNA Damage Cannot Be

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following types of DNA damage cannot be repaired by base excision repair?

• A) Depurination
• B) Cytosine deamination
• C) Thymine dimer
• D) Single-strand break
• E) Base oxidation

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Definitions:

Negative Correlation

A linkage between two variables that shows one increasing while the other decreases.

Coefficient of Alienation

A statistical measure that represents the amount of variation in one variable that is not accounted for by its relationship with another variable.

Positive Slope

An upward trend in a line graph indicating an increase in one variable as another variable increases.

Xy Axis

The two perpendicular lines in a cartesian coordinate system that define the horizontal and vertical dimensions for plotting points in a plane.