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What is the main focus of DNA repair mechanisms discussed in the text?
What is the main focus of DNA repair mechanisms discussed in the text?
Which repair mechanism can fix damaged bases or nucleotides specifically?
Which repair mechanism can fix damaged bases or nucleotides specifically?
In DNA repair, what is the purpose of the SOS system?
In DNA repair, what is the purpose of the SOS system?
Which mechanism can repair errors that occur during DNA replication?
Which mechanism can repair errors that occur during DNA replication?
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What distinguishes methyl-directed mismatch repair in DNA repair mechanisms?
What distinguishes methyl-directed mismatch repair in DNA repair mechanisms?
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Which system is involved in fixing breaks that occur in both strands of the DNA helix?
Which system is involved in fixing breaks that occur in both strands of the DNA helix?
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What is the outcome of nonhomologous end-joining mechanisms used to repair double-strand breaks?
What is the outcome of nonhomologous end-joining mechanisms used to repair double-strand breaks?
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