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Somatic mutations are initiated in V gene segments by the creation of abasic sites. Why does the repair of these introduce more mutations than similar repairs at other sites?
 
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Ans: The repair, which may take place by several mechanisms, involves an error-prone DNA polymerase that introduces more mutations, perhaps by randomly inserting bases.
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