Which of the following DNA repair mechanisms is most prone to error?
A)mismatch repair
B)base excision repair
C)SOS repair
D)nucleotide excision repair
E)All DNA repair systems are equally prone to error.

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SOS repair is most prone to error because it is an emergency repair mechanism activated in bacteria under severe DNA damage conditions. It allows DNA replication to proceed past lesions that would normally stall the replication fork, but it does so with lower fidelity, leading to an increased rate of mutations.

Which of the Following DNA Repair Mechanisms Is Most Prone