Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER) in Prokaryotes (DNA Repair Mechanism: Part IV)
What is Nucleotide Excision Repair (NER)? As the name suggests it is a type of DNA repair mechanism. In nucleotide excision repair or NER, the […]
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DNA Repair: Part III – Base Excision Repair (BER) Mechanism
Cancer is a disease of the genome. And that’s what happens. You make mistakes in a cell somewhere in your body that causes it to […]
Photoreactivation : Method of DNA Repair for the Recovery of UV Induced DNA Damages by Phytolyase Enzyme and Visible Light
Science is beautiful when it makes simple explanations of phenomena or connections between different observations. Stephen W. Hawking, 2011 What is Photoreactivation? Photoreactivation is a […]
DNA Repair Mechanism – Part I Introduction (DNA Damaging Agents, DNA Damages and Recovery of DNA Damages)
“Genetic variation is important for evolution, but the survival of the individuals demand genetic stability” DNA is the genetic information carrier molecule in the cell […]
MCQ on DNA Repair Mechanisms in Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
Molecular Biology MCQ-01: DNA repair is a cellular process that ensures the integrity and stability of the DNA molecule. The DNA in our cells can […]