DNA Can Be Damaged by Environmental Factors, Such as Exposure

question 274

True/False

DNA can be damaged by environmental factors, such as exposure to ultraviolet light, radiation, or chemical toxins, and genes can mutate, or change spontaneously, from one generation to the next.

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