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Set 26 Dna Restructuring Repairrecombinationrearrangementamplification

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Question 1

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Which of the following coenzymes forms the photochemical reaction center of DNA photolyase?

A)NADH
B)thiamine pyrophosphate
C)biotin
D)FADH-
E)5-methyltetrahydrofolate

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Question 2

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One mechanism to introduce greater diversity into antibody sequences is somatic hypermutation.What enzyme is responsible for somatic hypermutation in the DNA sequences that code for antibodies?

A)deoxyadenosine deaminase
B)deoxycytidine deaminase
C)deoxyadenosine transaminase
D)purine-pyrimidine transposase
E)none of the above

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Question 3

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Methylation of guanine to produce O6-methylguanine (mG)results in what change to DNA?

A)mG frequently pairs with thymine resulting in a GC \to AT mutation
B)mG loses its methoxy group resulting in hydrogen bonding with adenine and a bulge in the double helix
C)mG is prone to deamination and eventually,depurination
D)repair of mG adducts uses a radical mechanism that has the potential to further damage adjacent bases,particularly thymine
E)none of the above

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