How do uracil bases in dna arise

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Explain why a leaky mutant in the gene encoding uracil-DNA glycosylase would have reduced fitness. How do uracil bases in DNA arise? What mutations, starting with a C-G basepair, would occur if uracil bases are not removed from the DNA.

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