Match the statement with the type of DNA damage.

A) depurination
B) pyrimidine dimer formation
C) deamination

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


1) A) depurination
2) B) pyrimidine dimer formation
3) C) deamination
4) A) depurination

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