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What is the main cause of spontaneous mutation?
What is the main cause of spontaneous mutation?
Which base pairing is allowed in DNA replication?
Which base pairing is allowed in DNA replication?
What is the frequency of the alternative tautomeric forms of the bases at any one point in time?
What is the frequency of the alternative tautomeric forms of the bases at any one point in time?
Why will the imino form of adenine base-pair with cytosine rather than thymine?
Why will the imino form of adenine base-pair with cytosine rather than thymine?
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What is the observed frequency of mutation compared to the frequency of alternative tautomeric forms?
What is the observed frequency of mutation compared to the frequency of alternative tautomeric forms?
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What does the text suggest as the problem with the explanation for spontaneous mutation?
What does the text suggest as the problem with the explanation for spontaneous mutation?
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What is one of the mechanisms for repair of damaged or altered DNA?
What is one of the mechanisms for repair of damaged or altered DNA?
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Which type of strain may have mutation rates many thousand times higher than normal?
Which type of strain may have mutation rates many thousand times higher than normal?
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What type of conversion can nitrous acid cause in DNA?
What type of conversion can nitrous acid cause in DNA?
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Which alkylating agent acts by introducing alkyl groups onto the nucleotides at various positions?
Which alkylating agent acts by introducing alkyl groups onto the nucleotides at various positions?
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What type of mutation can intercalating agents like ethidium bromide cause?
What type of mutation can intercalating agents like ethidium bromide cause?
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Which type of agent acts only against growing cells?
Which type of agent acts only against growing cells?
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What can replace thymine in DNA and lead to base pair formation?
What can replace thymine in DNA and lead to base pair formation?
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What can uracil pair with in DNA, leading to a change from a C–G pair to U–A and ultimately T–A?
What can uracil pair with in DNA, leading to a change from a C–G pair to U–A and ultimately T–A?
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