Individuals with Xeroderma pigmentosum inherit a faulty DNA repair mechanism. How does this disorder manifest in a patient?

a. The patient is sterile.
b. The Okazaki fragments produced during DNA replication cannot join.
c. No proofreading occurs during DNA replication.
d. The patient easily develops skin cancer when exposed to sunlight.


Ans: d. The patient easily develops skin cancer when exposed to sunlight.

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