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NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER 1998

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                Which base is responsible for hot spots for spontaneous point mutations?                              

    A)              Guanine

    B)                  Adenine             

    C)              5-bromouracil      

    D)              5-methylcytosine

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    The term ?hot spots? was used by Benzer for the sites which are more mutable than other sites. Studies in 1978 revealed that 5-methyI cytosine residues occur at the position of each hot spot.


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