In E.coli,mutations arising during repair are mostly caused by:
A)base excision repair.
B)mismatch repair.
C)recombinational repair.
D)SOS repair.
E)thymine dimer splitting.

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SOS repair in E. coli is a last-resort mechanism activated in response to extensive DNA damage. It is error-prone, leading to mutations because it allows the cell to bypass the normal high-fidelity repair mechanisms in favor of survival.

In EColi,mutations Arising During Repair Are Mostly Caused By