Thymidine dimers cannot be repaired in humans by which of the following?

A. nucleotide excision repair (NER)
B. transcription-coupled repair (TCR)
C. translesion synthesis (TLS) using Pol ?
D. photoreactivation
E. All of the choices given can be used to repair thymidine dimers in human cells.


D

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