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An \\( E \\). coli strain has a mutation in the DNMT gene which encodes the enzyme DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) involved in methylation of DNA after every DNA replication cycle. This mutant strain encodes a non-functional DNMT enzyme which cannot methylate DNA following replication. Which DNA repair system will mostly be affected by the lack of functional DNMT in this strain?


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The lack of functional DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) enzyme is likely to affect the Mismatch Repair (...
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