Which statement about pyrimidine dimers is false?
A) They are lesions in DNA caused by UV radiation.
B) They are formed between adjacent pyrimidines on a DNA strand.
C) Their formation blocks DNA replication and transcription.
D) They can be repaired by photoreactivation in human cells.
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