Which of the following repair pathways can accurately repair a double-strand break?
A) Base excision repair
B) Nucleotide excision repair
C) Direct chemical reversal
D) Homologous recombination
E) Nonhomologous end joining

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Compared to the faithful homologous recombination pathway to repair double-strand breaks, nonhomologous end joining is a "quick and dirty" solution that often results in mutations at the site of repair.

Which of the Following Repair Pathways Can Accurately Repair a Double-Strand