Genes that are more distantly related but have common ancestry. Such a group of gene families is called a superfamily.

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Cells possessing a mutant Pol h are hindered in their ability to bypass thymine dimers during replication and must resort to using another translesion polymerase for bypass to avoid a block in replication. 

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes

Transcribed genes are preferentially repaired when DNA damage occurs.

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#Unit 11. Evolution and Behavior

Most protein-encoding genes, the synonymous rate of change is considerably higher than the nonsynonymous rate because synonymous mutations are tolerated by natural selection

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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant

Auxin-induced proton extrusion acidifies the cell wall and increases cell extension

Auxin increase the rate of proton extrusion (wall acidification), and the kinetics of proton extrusion should closely match those of auxin-induced growth.