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#Question id: 3779


In a healthy eukaryotic cell, the rate of DNA repair is typically equal to the rate of DNA mutation. When the rate of repair lags behind the rate of mutation, what is a possible fate of the cell?

#XL - Q Biochemistry
  1. The cell can be transformed into a cancerous cell.

  2. RNA may be used instead of DNA as inheritance material.

  3. DNA replication will proceed more quickly.

  4. DNA replication will continue by a new mechanism.