Nucleotide Excision Repair

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Nucleotide excision repair involves the excision of a stretch of nucleotides, typically a 12-mer, followed by replication to replace the excised region. This is frequently used to repair thyme dimers, the other pathway being photoreactivation.




A video covering nucleotide excision repair.



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