Question

What kind of damage is frequently caused and how does photolyase repair the damage? Drag the terms on the left to the appropriate blanks on the right to complete the sentences. Not all terms will be used. Reset Help abnormal structures UV irradiation causes the formation of called by causing the formation of DNA. Photolyase uses the energy of visible light to chemical bonds opposite bases duplications fix these mutations adjacent bases photopeptides break those bonds photoproducts deletions of between restoing DNA to its normal structure.

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UV irradiation causes the formation of abnormal structures called photoproducts by causing the formation of chemical bonds between the adjacent bases of DNA. Photolyase uses the energy of visible light to break these bonds, restoring DNA to it's normal structure.