What happens once damage caused by lesions in the genome, like a thymidine dimer, is bypassed during replication and replication continues?
A)The bypass DNA polymerase η continues replication.
B)The replicative DNA polymerase αβ continues replication.
C)The bypass DNA polymerase ε continues replication.
D)The normal replicative DNA polymerase continues replication.

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Once damage such as a thymidine dimer is bypassed during replication, the normal replicative DNA polymerase resumes its function and continues replication. This process involves a switch back from the specialized bypass (translesion) DNA polymerase to the regular replicative polymerase.

What Happens Once Damage Caused by Lesions in the Genome