Saturday Genetics Quiz #37: Radiation-Induced DNA Damage
This past week was the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. In honor of its victims, this week’s Saturday genetics quiz question is:
What kinds of DNA damage does radiation cause?
Answer:
- Rupture of the strand, DNA strand breaks – single and double
- Alteration to bases
- Destruction of sugars
- Crosslinks and formation of dimers
From MIT OpenCourseWare (pdf)
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Are they all correct? If I was going to pick one, I’d say alteration to bases.
Justine: Yes. They’re all correct.
You must have been or still are a very good student! I corrected the question so that it said kinds plural instead of singular.