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What is DNA damage?
What is DNA damage?
- A process that occurs only in mutated cells
- A naturally occurring process in a cell (correct)
- A process that occurs only during DNA replication
- A process that occurs only in cancer cells
What are the types of DNA damage?
What are the types of DNA damage?
- Structural, point mutation, and chemical
- Structural and chemical
- Structural and point mutation (correct)
- Point mutation and chemical
What happens when DNA damage occurs?
What happens when DNA damage occurs?
- The DNA replication process is stopped
- The DNA damage creates a permanent mutation
- The DNA repair system ignores it
- The DNA repair system recognizes and corrects it (correct)
What causes endogenous factor mutations?
What causes endogenous factor mutations?
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What causes exogenous factor mutations?
What causes exogenous factor mutations?
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What happens if DNA damage is not repaired?
What happens if DNA damage is not repaired?
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What is the most common endogenous factor that causes mutations?
What is the most common endogenous factor that causes mutations?
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