A Gene That Normally Has the Sequence CAGAGCCTATTAGGC Is Replicated

question 68

Multiple Choice

A gene that normally has the sequence CAGAGCCTATTAGGC is replicated as CAGAGCTGACGAGGC. Which of the following repair mechanisms would MOST likely be employed to fix this replication error?

• A)base excision repair
• B)nucleotide excision repair
• C)base excision repair and/or nucleotide excision repair
• D)DNA polymerase proofreading
• E)None of the other answer options is correct.