Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 26

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions
Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used.
-A(n) _______________ chemically changes the nature of a base in DNA.

• A)uracil
• B)DNA ligase
• C)Huntington disease
• D)Ames
• E)xeroderma pigmentosum
• F)tumor-suppressor genes
• G)trinucleotide repeats
• H)skin carcinoma
• I)mutagen
• J)direct repair
• K)indirect repair
• L)photolyase

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