Match the statement with the type of DNA damage

A) pyrimidine dimer formation
B) depurination
C) deamination

1) caused by spontaneous hydrolysis of a glycosidic bond
2) induced by UV light
3) DNA glycosylase can repair this damage
4) occurs with G but not C


Answers: 1) B 2) A 3) C 4) B

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