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Which of the following is NOT a type of DNA damage?
Which of the following is NOT a type of DNA damage?
- Abasic sites
- Insertion/Deletion
- Mismatch Repair
- Photoreactivation (correct)
Which of the following is NOT a DNA damaging agent?
Which of the following is NOT a DNA damaging agent?
- Replication error
- Ionizing radiation
- Oxidative stress
- Base Excision Repair (correct)
What can lead to single or double stranded DNA breakage?
What can lead to single or double stranded DNA breakage?
- Mismatch Repair
- UV radiation (correct)
- Oxidative stress
- Nucleotide Excision Repair
Which DNA repair mechanism is NOT involved in repairing single strand breaks?
Which DNA repair mechanism is NOT involved in repairing single strand breaks?
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What is the main cause of DNA damage?
What is the main cause of DNA damage?
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Study Notes
DNA Damage and Repair
- There are several types of DNA damage, but Alkylations are NOT one of them.
- Radiation is a type of DNA damaging agent.
- Oxidative stress can lead to single or double stranded DNA breakage.
- Base Excision Repair (BER) is involved in repairing single strand breaks.
- Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) are the main cause of DNA damage.
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