A repair enzyme recognizes an incorrect structure in the DNA and directly converts it back to the correct structure.Which of the following DNA repair systems is responsible for the correction?
A)base excision repair
B)direct repair
C)indirect repair
D)nucleotide excision repair
E)mismatch repair

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Direct repair is the DNA repair system that directly recognizes and corrects specific incorrect structures in the DNA without requiring nucleotide excision or replacement.

A Repair Enzyme Recognizes an Incorrect Structure in the DNA