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When Ultraviolet Light Strikes DNA,it Can Cause a Specific Type

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When ultraviolet light strikes DNA,it can cause a specific type of damage.How is this damage best described?


A) Thymine bases on the opposing DNA strands are covalently linked together to form a thymine dimer.
B) Thymine bases on one strand of DNA,next to each other,are covalently linked together to form a thymine dimer.
C) Adenine and thymine bases on opposing DNA strands are linked together by hydrogen bonds.
D) Adenine and thymine bases on opposing DNA strands are covalently linked together to form an AT dimer.

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