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What base is responsible for hot spots for spontaneous point mutations?
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- Adenine
- 5-bromouracil
- 5-methylcytosine
- Guanine
Correct Option: C
The term "hot spots" was used by Benzer for the sites which are more mutable than other sites. Studies in 1978 revealed that 5-methylcytosine residues occur at the position of each hot spot.
