In hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, mutations in MutS and MutH proteins result in the accumulation of mutations caused by
A) mismatched base pairs.
B) structurally damaged bases.
C) double-stranded DNA breaks.
D) thymine dimers.
E) DNA recombination.
Answer: A
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