To repair a thymine dimer by nucleotide excision repair, in which order do the necessary enzymes act?
A) exonuclease, DNA polymerase III, RNA primase
B) helicase, DNA polymerase I, DNA ligase
C) DNA ligase, nuclease, helicase
D) DNA polymerase I, DNA polymerase III, DNA ligase
E) endonuclease, DNA polymerase I, DNA ligase

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The correct order for repairing a thymine dimer by nucleotide excision repair involves: 1) endonuclease to cut out the damaged DNA, 2) DNA polymerase I to synthesize new DNA to replace the removed section, and 3) DNA ligase to seal the new DNA into the existing strand.

To Repair a Thymine Dimer by Nucleotide Excision Repair, in Which