ðɪs ˈʌvɚɹ ˌeɪbˌiːsˈiː ɹᵻpˈɛɹ pɹˈɑːsɛs, sˈʌmtaɪmz kˈɔːld ðə ʃˈɔːɹtpˈætʃ pɹˈɑːsɛs, ɪnvˈɑːlvz ðə ɹᵻmˈuːvəl ʌv twˈɛlv nˈuːklɪˌɑːɾaɪdz wˌɛɹ ɐ dʒɪnˈɛɾɪk mjuːtˈeɪʃən hɐz əkˈɜːd fˈɑːloʊd baɪ ɐ dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ pˌɑːlɪmɚɹˈeɪz, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ ðiːz ɐbˈɛɹənt nˈuːklɪˌɑːɾaɪdz wɪððə kɚɹˈɛkt nˈuːklɪˌɑːɾaɪdz ænd kəmplˈiːɾɪŋ ðə dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ ɹᵻpˈɛɹ.
This UvrABC repair process, sometimes called the short-patch process, involves the removal of twelve nucleotides where a genetic mutation has occurred followed by a DNA polymerase, replacing these aberrant nucleotides with the correct nucleotides and completing the DNA repair.