Discussion
Ultraviolet light damages microorganisms mainly by
Answer: A
Ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by nucleic acid and links adjacent pyrimidines into dimers, which blocks replication and transcription. Absorption peaks near 260 nanometres, which is why germicidal lamps are built to emit close to that wavelength.
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