DNA Repair Mechanisms (Genetics Exam 2)

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Base excision repair

corrects base mispairing due to chemical modification of a nucleotide base

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Recombination repair

incompletely replicated, damaged segment is repaired using the sister chromatid as the repair template

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Mismatch repair

corrects base mispairings missed by DNA polymerase

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Nucleotide excision repair

removes and replaces a small section of UV-damaged DNA

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Photoreactivation repair

uses energy from visible (blue) light to break bonds between pyrimidine dimers