The spontaneous loss of amino groups from adenine inDNA results in hypoxanthine, an uncommon base, oppositethymine. What combination of proteins could repair suchdamage?(A) nuclease, DNA polymerase, DNA ligase(B) telomerase, primase, DNA polymerase(C) telomerase, helicase, single-strand bindingprotein(D) DNA ligase, replication fork proteins, adenylylcyclase

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The spontaneous loss of amino groups from adenine in
DNA results in hypoxanthine, an uncommon base, opposite
thymine. What combination of proteins could repair such
damage?
(A) nuclease, DNA polymerase, DNA ligase
(B) telomerase, primase, DNA polymerase
(C) telomerase, helicase, single-strand binding
protein
(D) DNA ligase, replication fork proteins, adenylyl
cyclase

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