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Which of the following is the type of DNA repair in which thymine dimers are directly broken down by the enzyme photolyase?

direct repair
nucleotide excision repair
mismatch repair
proofreading

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Answer: Direct repair

Explanation:

The direct repair of the thymine dimer occurs through the process known as Photoreactivation in the presence of the visible light.

An enzyme known as photolyase recognizes the distortion that is present in the DNA helix, caused by thymine dimer.

This is a type of DNA repair mechanism which is used repair thymine.  

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