The general excision repair pathway for DNA repair has the following order   A. endonuclease cuts → DNA ligase removes → endonuclease removes → DNA ligase   B.  DNA ligase → DNA polymerase → helicase or endonuclease removes → endonuclease cuts     C. endonuclease cuts → helicase or endonuclease removes → DNA polymerase → DNA ligase     D. endonuclease cuts → DNA polymerase repairs → helicase opens up → DNA ligase

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The general excision repair pathway for DNA repair has the following order

  A.

endonuclease cuts → DNA ligase removes → endonuclease removes → DNA ligase

  B.

 DNA ligase → DNA polymerase → helicase or endonuclease removes → endonuclease cuts

 

  C.

endonuclease cuts → helicase or endonuclease removes → DNA polymerase → DNA ligase

 

  D.

endonuclease cuts → DNA polymerase repairs → helicase opens up → DNA ligase

 

 

 

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