photoreactivation
noun
pho·to·re·ac·ti·va·tion
ˌfō-tō-rē-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən 
: repair of DNA (as of a bacterium) especially by a light-dependent enzymatic reaction after damage by ultraviolet irradiation
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Unlike placental mammals, marsupials, such as the Tasmanian Devil, retained a crucial DNA repair kit known as photoreactivation.
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Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2018
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Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2018
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photoreactivation
noun
pho·to·re·ac·ti·va·tion
-rē-ˌak-tə-ˈvā-shən
: repair of DNA (as of a bacterium) especially by a light-dependent enzymatic reaction after damage by ultraviolet irradiation
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