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Match the Mutagen (Mutation Causing Agent) with the Statement or Statements

Question 65

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Match the mutagen (mutation causing agent) with the statement or statements that apply to it.

Premises:

Responses:

this mutagen causes dimers to form

tobacco smoke chemicals

this mutagen causes covalent bonding between adjacent cytosine bases

Ionizing radiation.

this mutagen causes the mispairing of bases in DNA replication

UV light .

this mutagen transfers methyl groups to nucleotide bases in DNA

tobacco smoke chemicals .

this mutagen causes kinks in the DNA molecule

UV light

this mutagen breaks DNA into pieces

UV light.

this mutagen has wavelengths of less than 320 nanometers

Ionizing radiation

breakdown products of this mutagen binds irreversibly to DNA

tobacco smoke chemicals.

Premises:

this mutagen causes dimers to form

this mutagen causes covalent bonding between adjacent cytosine bases

this mutagen causes the mispairing of bases in DNA replication

this mutagen transfers methyl groups to nucleotide bases in DNA

this mutagen causes kinks in the DNA molecule

this mutagen breaks DNA into pieces

this mutagen has wavelengths of less than 320 nanometers

breakdown products of this mutagen binds irreversibly to DNA

Responses:

tobacco smoke chemicals

Ionizing radiation.

UV light .

tobacco smoke chemicals .

UV light

UV light.

Ionizing radiation

tobacco smoke chemicals.

Correct Answer:

Premises:

Responses:

this mutagen causes dimers to form

this mutagen causes covalent bonding between adjacent cytosine bases

this mutagen causes the mispairing of bases in DNA replication

this mutagen transfers methyl groups to nucleotide bases in DNA

this mutagen causes kinks in the DNA molecule

this mutagen breaks DNA into pieces

this mutagen has wavelengths of less than 320 nanometers

breakdown products of this mutagen binds irreversibly to DNA