File:DNA UV mutation.svg

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Summary

Ultraviolet (UV) photons harm the DNA molecules of living organisms in different ways. In one common damage event, adjacent bases bond with each other, instead of across the “ladder.” This makes a bulge, and the distorted DNA molecule does not function properly.

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current06:43, 22 December 2016Thumbnail for version as of 06:43, 22 December 2016387 × 298 (12 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)Ultraviolet (UV) photons harm the DNA molecules of living organisms in different ways. In one common damage event, adjacent bases bond with each other, instead of across the “ladder.” This makes a bulge, and the distorted DNA molecule does not function properly.
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