Exposure of DNA to UV light from sunlight or tanning lamps can cause _____

1.expansion of trinucleotide repeats associated with degenerative disorders of the nervous system
2.thymine dimers, which interfere with DNA replication and cause cell death, mutation, and cancer
3.generation of free radicals that produce mutations in DNA
4.xeroderma pigmentosum


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