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प्रश्न
Ethylmethane sulphonate (EMS) causes mutations through which primary mechanism?
पर्याय
Frameshift mutations by intercalation
Hydroxylation of cytosine
Alkylation of purines, transitions
Deamination and strand crossing over
MCQ
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उत्तर
Ethylmethane sulphonate (EMS) is an alkylating agent that adds ethyl groups to purine bases in DNA. This alkylation leads to transitions during replication, ultimately causing point mutations.
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