DNA damage (naturally occurring)
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title:
DNA damage (naturally occurring)
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DNA damage is an alteration in the chemical structure of DNA, such as a break in a strand of DNA, a nucleobase missing from the backbone of DNA, or a chemically changed base such as 8-OHdG. DNA damage can occur naturally or via environmental factors, but is distinctly different from mutation, although both are types of error in DNA. DNA damage is an abnormal chemical structure in DNA, while a mutation is a change in the sequence of base pairs. DNA damages cause changes in the structure of the ge
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Damage in DNA which occurs naturally
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_damage_(naturally_occurring)
date created:
2012-11-13T03:15:44Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T11:45:27Z
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