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Which process directly reverses pyrimidine dimers caused by UV light?
What is the bacterial equivalent enzyme for the protein methyl guanine methyl transferase (MGMT)?
Which DNA repair mechanism does not require a template and does not involve the breakage of the phosphodiester backbone?
What type of DNA damage does UV-B light cause?
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How is the damage caused by UV-A light referred to?
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Which type of DNA damage can be reversed by photoreactivation?
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What may low-level ionizing radiation induce?
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Which repair mechanism is responsible for correcting errors of DNA replication and recombination?
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What is the major pathway for repair of modified bases, uracil misincorporation, oxidation, alkylation, hydrolysis, or deamination damage?
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Which repair mechanism recognizes bulky lesions that block DNA replication?
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What is the outcome of the action of DNA glycosylases during base excision repair?
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What can cause DNA damage in human cells?
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What is the consequence of DNA repair process being constantly active?
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What can a cell with a large amount of DNA damage or ineffective repair enter into?
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Which of the following is an example of exogenous DNA damage?
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