A physicist name Dr Robert Bruce Banner was running some experiments in his lab using gamma rays....

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A physicist name Dr Robert Bruce Banner was running some experiments in his lab using gamma rays. During the experiment he accidentally exploded an experimental bomb and was exposed to a huge amount of gamma rays. After that he experienced several effects of mutations. a. Explain how gamma rays could affect Dr. Banner DNA. b. Explain how DNA affected by gamma rays could be repaired in order to avoid mutations. c. What you expected to happen with Dr Banner? Is it likely that Dr Banner would develop super strength, or other super powers?

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In the electromagnetic spectrum, gamma rays have lower wavelength and hence, more energy. They have high penetrating power and unlike alpha or beta particles, the gamma rays are ony energy.
a. Due to high penetrative power of Gamma rays, they can pass completely through the human body and can cause ionizations that damage cells and DNA. The effect of gamma radiation on DNA damage can be caused to the breakage of significant DNA strands and oxidative base damage,

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