If an incorrect base is incorporated during DNA synthesis and is not corrected by DNA polymerase,it can be corrected by postreplication repair.Postreplication repair does NOT involve which of the following?
A)detection of the mismatch
B)photoreactivation repair
C)a process similar to excision repair
D)recognition of the methylation status of the DNA strands
E)recombinational repair

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Postreplication repair does not involve photoreactivation repair, which is a specific repair mechanism for UV-induced DNA damage. The other options (A, C, D, and E) are all involved in postreplication repair in some way or another.

If an Incorrect Base Is Incorporated During DNA Synthesis and Is