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The Nitrates Found in Certain Food Preservatives Can Cause Mutations

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The nitrates found in certain food preservatives can cause mutations by


A) incorporating into DNA in place of normal bases.
B) inserting into the DNA helix.
C) modifying the structure of DNA bases.
D) increasing the number of certain trinucleotide repeats.
E) causing nucleotide insertions.

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