36 Questions
Which of the following types of DNA lesions is believed to be the most critical?
Double-strand breaks (DSBs)
Which of the following is the primary target for the biological effects of radiation?
DNA
Which of the following is NOT one of the four bases that determine the genetic code in DNA?
Uracil
What is the consequence of defects in DNA mismatch repair?
Microsatellite instability (MSI)
Which phase of mitosis is characterized by the movement of chromosomes to the center of the cell?
Metaphase
What is the function of telomeres in chromosomes?
To protect chromosomes from damage and degradation
Which technique is currently used to measure DNA strand breaks?
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
What is the advantage of using the comet assay to measure DNA damage and repair?
It is advantageous for studying biopsy specimens from tumors.
Which repair pathway is used to repair DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs)?
HEJR and HRR
Which repair pathway efficiently repairs base damage caused by ionizing radiation?
Base Excision Repair
Which pathway repairs DNA double-strand breaks by joining the ends of the broken DNA without requiring homology?
Nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ)
Which of the following is the primary target for the biological effects of radiation?
DNA
What is the function of DNA in the cell?
Genetic information storage
Which of the following types of DNA damage is believed to be the most critical?
Double-strand breaks (DSBs)
What are the four bases that determine the genetic code in DNA?
Adenine, thymine, cytosine, guanine
Which repair pathway efficiently repairs DNA double-strand breaks using an undamaged DNA strand as a template for repair?
Homologous recombination
Which phase of mitosis is characterized by the movement of chromosomes to the center of the cell?
Metaphase
Which technique is currently used to measure DNA strand breaks?
Comet assay
Which technique is widely used to detect and study DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs)?
Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE)
Which technique is advantageous for studying biopsy specimens from tumors?
Single-cell gel electrophoresis (comet assay)
Which repair pathway is used to repair base damage in DNA?
Base excision repair
Which repair pathway efficiently repairs base damage caused by ionizing radiation?
Base excision repair
Which repair pathway removes bulky adducts from DNA, such as pyrimidine dimers formed by UV light?
Nucleotide excision repair
What is the consequence of defects in DNA mismatch repair?
Microsatellite instability
Which phase of mitosis is characterized by the movement of chromosomes to the center of the cell?
Metaphase
What are telomeres?
Caps at the ends of chromosomes
What is the association between telomere shortening and aging?
Telomeres shorten with age
Which type of aberration occurs if a cell is irradiated early in interphase, before the chromosome material has been duplicated?
Chromosome aberrations
Which type of aberration occurs if the broken ends of chromosomes fail to rejoin after ionizing radiation?
Deletion aberration
Which type of aberration is characterized by a chromatid being stretched between the two poles of the cell at anaphase?
Anaphase bridge
Which of the following repair pathways is error-prone and predominantly found in the G1 phase of the cell cycle in mammalian cells?
Nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ)
Which repair pathway removes base-base and small insertion mismatches that occur during replication and homologous recombination?
Mismatch repair (MMR)
Which of the following repair pathways requires an undamaged DNA strand as a template for repair and is predominantly found in lower eukaryotes and late S/G2 phase of the cell cycle in mammalian cells?
Homologous recombination repair (HRR)
Which repair pathway repairs DNA double-strand breaks by joining the ends of the broken DNA without requiring homology?
Nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ)
Which repair pathway repairs DNA double-strand breaks using an undamaged DNA strand as a template for repair?
Homologous recombination repair (HRR)
Which repair pathway is predominantly found in the G1 phase of the cell cycle in mammalian cells?
Nonhomologous end-joining (NHEJ)
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