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Xeroderma pigmentosum is characterized by:________?
AInability to repair sunlight induced damage to DNA
BAcanthosis of epithelium with elongation of rete ridges
CIrregular accemulation of melanin in the basal cell layer
DAutosomal dominant inheritance
Correct answer
A. Inability to repair sunlight induced damage to DNA
Explanation
The correct answer is Inability to repair sunlight induced damage to DNA.