Practice question
Question
Despite homology to photolyase, cryptochromes lack:
Explanation
Answer: C) Photolyase activity. For cryptochrome, remember the key idea and you’ll land on this option; the distractors usually swap cause and effect or confuse similar terms. Avoid: A) DNA-binding ability; B) Chromophore; D) Nuclear localization. Name the process first, then pick the option that describes it — don’t reverse cause and effect.
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