In humans a hereditary disorder called xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) can result in the inability to repair ultravoilet damage to DNA. Which of the following molecular lesions is most likely to accrue in individual to XP
A
thymine dimers
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B
deamination of cytosine
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C
depurination
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D
single strand DNA breaks
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E
double strand DNA breaks
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Solution
The correct option is A thymine dimers
option A is correct
The molecular session is most likely to accrue in individual to XP