Strand slippage results in ________,which can cause a number of human diseases such as fragile X syndrome.
A)tautomeric shift
B)double-stranded DNA breaks
C)pyrimidine dimer addition
D)deletion of large sections of DNA
E)the re-replication of highly repetitive DNA sequences

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Strand slippage occurs during DNA replication, particularly in regions with highly repetitive sequences. This can lead to the expansion of these repeats, as seen in fragile X syndrome, where the CGG triplet in the FMR1 gene is excessively replicated.

Strand Slippage Results in ________,Which Can Cause a Number of Human