Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Nitrous acid induces mutations primarily through which mechanism?
विकल्प
Alkylation of purines and transitions
Hydroxylation of cytosine
Intercalation between base pairs causing frameshifts
Deamination and strand crossing over
MCQ
Advertisements
उत्तर
Nitrous acid is a chemical mutagen that acts by deamination, removing amino groups from nitrogenous bases. This alters base-pairing properties and can also cause strand crossing over, leading to mutations.
shaalaa.com
क्या इस प्रश्न या उत्तर में कोई त्रुटि है?
