Which of the following statements about methyl-directed mismatch repair systems is FALSE?

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B. Methyl-directed mismatch repair systems require exonucleases.
C. Methyl-directed mismatch repair systems are most often used to correct pyrimidine dimers.
D. Methyl-directed mismatch repair systems exist in all species.
E. Methyl-directed mismatch repair systems recognize incorrectly matched base pairs in the DNA.


C. Methyl-directed mismatch repair systems are most often used to correct pyrimidine dimers.

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