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Indicate Whether the Following Statements Are TRUE or FALSE

Question 35

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Indicate whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE.If a statement is false, explain why it is false.

Premises:
After damaged DNA has been repaired, nicks in the phosphate backbone are maintained as a way to identify the strand that was repaired.
Nonhomologous end joining is a mechanism that ensures that DNA double-strand breaks are repaired with a high degree of fidelity to the original DNA sequence.
Depurination of DNA is a rare event that is caused by ultraviolet irradiation.
Ionizing radiation and oxidative damage can cause DNA double-strand breaks.
Responses:
True
False

Correct Answer:

After damaged DNA has been repaired, nicks in the phosphate backbone are maintained as a way to identify the strand that was repaired.
Nonhomologous end joining is a mechanism that ensures that DNA double-strand breaks are repaired with a high degree of fidelity to the original DNA sequence.
Depurination of DNA is a rare event that is caused by ultraviolet irradiation.
Ionizing radiation and oxidative damage can cause DNA double-strand breaks.
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