Which type of DNA repair removes, via a cut-and-patch mechanism, a variety of bulky lesions, like pyrimidine dimers and nucleotides to which various chemical groups have been attached?
A)nucleotide excision repair
B)base excision repair
C)mismatch repair
D)double-strand breakage repair
E)All of these are correct.

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Nucleotide excision repair is the only type of DNA repair that removes bulky lesions through a cut-and-patch mechanism. Base excision repair, mismatch repair, and double-strand breakage repair do not involve the removal of bulky lesions.

Which Type of DNA Repair Removes, Via a Cut-And-Patch Mechanism