Which Type of DNA Repair Removes, Via a Cut-And-Patch Mechanism

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which type of DNA repair removes, via a cut-and-patch mechanism, a variety of bulky lesions, like pyrimidine dimers and nucleotides to which various chemical groups have been attached?

• A)nucleotide excision repair
• B)base excision repair
• C)mismatch repair
• D)double-strand breakage repair
• E)All of these are correct.

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Definitions:

Light-Dependent Reactions

The series of biochemical processes in photosynthesis that occur in the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts, requiring light to produce ATP and NADPH.

Light-Independent Reactions

Carbon-fixing second stage of photosynthesis; use ATP and NADPH to assemble sugars from water and CO2.

Thylakoid Compartment

A membrane-bound structure found within chloroplasts that contains the chlorophyll necessary for photosynthesis.

Light-Dependent Reactions

The first phase of photosynthesis where light energy is converted into chemical energy in the form of ATP and NADPH.