Multiple Choice
Intercalating agents, such as acridine orange, are mutagens because they
A) promote transitions.
B) remove amine groups.
C) attach to purines causing distortions.
D) add ethyl or methyl groups.
E) fit between stacked bases and disrupt replication.
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