Practice: DNA polymerase proofreading works by removing a mismatched base in the _______ direction, then replaces it with the correct base synthesized in the ________ direction.
Concept #1: DNA Repair Mechanisms
Practice: DNA polymerase proofreading works by removing a mismatched base in the _______ direction, then replaces it with the correct base synthesized in the ________ direction.
Concept #2: DNA Repair Mechanisms
Practice: Why is methylation important for the mismatch repair mechanism of DNA?
Practice: What kind of DNA damage is repaired using the mismatch repair mechanism?
Concept #3: DNA Repair Mechanisms
Practice: What is the function of DNA glycosylase during base excision repair?
Concept #4: DNA Repair Mechanisms
Practice: Which of the following statements about nucleotide excision repair and base excision repair is true?
Concept #5: DNA Repair Mechanisms
Practice: _________ is the enzyme involved in repairing thymine dimers during photoreactivation.
Practice: Photoreactivation is able to remove what type of mutation?
Concept #6: DNA Repair Mechanisms
Practice: SOS repair is mediated by a ______________ DNA polymerase:
Practice: When the DNA is extensively damaged the cell needs to repair the DNA with the SOS repair mechanism. What is the negative side effect of the cell using SOS repair?
