Multiple choice

Which base is responsible for hot spots in spontaneous point mutation?

  1. Adenine

  2. Guanine

  3. 5-bromouracil

  4. 5-methylcytocine

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C Correct answer
Explanation

5-Bromouracil (or 5-bromo-2,4(1H,3H)-pyrimidinedione or 5-BrU or 5-BU) is a brominated derivative of uracil that acts as an antimetabolite or base analog, substituting for thymine in DNA, and can induce DNA mutation