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Given the template strand DNA sequence 5'-TCA AAA TGG ATT CAT-3', what is the corresponding mRNA sequence (written 5'-3')?

a. ATG AAT CCA TTT TGA
b. TCA AAA TGG ATT CAT
c. AUG AAU CCA UUU UGA
d. UCA AAA UGG AUU CAU

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Answer:

The correct answer is C) AUG AAU CCA UUU UGA.

Step-by-step explanation:

First important thing to notice is that RNA doesn't have Thymine, all thymines are changed for Uracils. Then, the correspondency is thymine-Adenine, Guanine-Cytosine (and viceversa) Adenine-Uracil. Lastly, the transcription process happens from 3' to 5', so the question asks for the final result to be read to the opposite direction. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

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