After cuts are made on the two sides of the lesion in nucleotide excision repair, what holds the damaged part of the strand in position for a while before its final removal?
A)ionic bonds
B)van der Waals forces
C)hydrogen bonds
D)3'-5' phosphodiester linkages
E)disulfide linkages

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Hydrogen bonds hold the damaged part of the strand in position for a while before its final removal. The hydrogen bonds are disrupted during the subsequent steps of nucleotide excision repair.

After Cuts Are Made on the Two Sides of the Lesion