Biochemistry Molecular Genetics 849538e0

Ultraviolet light can damage a DNA strand causing:

Two adjacent purine residue to form a covalently bounded dimer

Two adjacent pyrimidine residues to form covalently bonded dimer

Disruption of phosphodiesterase linkage

Disruption of non-covalent linkage

High-Yield Explanation

Ans. B. Two adjacent pyrimidine residues to form covalently bonded dimerDamage to DNA during its replication can occur from ultra violet irradiations that causes thymine dimer formation.

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