Answer
Nucleoside analogs can replace the nitrogenous bases Purine and Pyramidine, hence inducing a frame shift mutation. This mutation is mostly carcinogenic in nature and results in the death of a cell.
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Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition
by Tortora, Gerard J.; Funke, Berdell R.; Case, Christine L.
Published by
Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10:
0321733606
ISBN 13:
978-0-32173-360-3
Chapter 8 - Figure 8.20 - Nucleoside analogs and the nitrogenous bases they replace - Question - Page 227: 1
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