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exposing bacteria to UV light results in the following EXCEPT: may cause deletions and insertions in their DNA forms thymine dimers in their DNA disrupts/stops translation in the bacteria may cause base substitutions in their DNA can stall or stop DNA replication in the bacteria may cause pro-phage to leave host cell's DNA

          exposing bacteria to UV light results in the following EXCEPT:

may cause deletions and insertions in their DNA
forms thymine dimers in their DNA
disrupts/stops translation in the bacteria
may cause base substitutions in their DNA
can stall or stop DNA replication in the bacteria
may cause pro-phage to leave host cell's DNA

exposing bacteria to UV light results in the following EXCEPT:

may cause deletions and insertions in their DNA
forms thymine dimers in their DNA
disrupts/stops translation in the bacteria
may cause base substitutions in their DNA
can stall or stop DNA replication in the bacteria
may cause pro-phage to leave host cell's DNA

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Biology for AP Courses

Julianne Zedalis, John Eggebrecht

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05/30/2022

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Exposing bacteria to UV light results in the following EXCEPT: - may cause deletions and insertions in their DNA - forms thymine dimers in their DNA - disrupts/stops translation in the bacteria - may cause base substitutions in their DNA - can stall or stop DNA replication in the bacteria - may cause pro-phage to leave host cell's DNA