Multiple choice

Which of the following processes is a DNA damage tolerance process?

  1. Tautomerism

  2. Depurination

  3. Deamination

  4. Slipped strand mispairing

  5. Translesion synthesis

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E Correct answer
Explanation

Translesion synthesis is a DNA damage tolerance process that allows the DNA replication machinery to replicate past DNA lesions, such as thymine dimers or AP sites.