The Hydrolysis of a Purine Base from the Deoxyribose-Phosphate Backbone

Question

The hydrolysis of a purine base from the deoxyribose-phosphate backbone is called
A) depurination.
B) deamination.
C) replica plating.
D) excision repair.
E) deletion.

Accepted Answer

Hydrolysis of a purine base from the deoxyribose-phosphate backbone is called depurination. This leaves an abasic site (AP site) in the DNA molecule.