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← ScienceWhich event causes increased DNA mutation risk during ultraviolet exposure?
A)Pyrimidine dimer formation via covalent bonding✓
B)Increased hydrolysis by disrupted hydrogen bonds
C)Oxidative damage from free radical formation
D)Deamination through enhanced enzymatic activity
💡 Explanation
Pyrimidine dimers form when UV light promotes covalent bonds between adjacent pyrimidine bases. Replication stalls during cell division because DNA polymerase cannot efficiently bypass the dimer, therefore miscoding risk is increased rather than hydrolysis or other pathways.
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