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What mRNA strand would be produced using the following DNA molecule?

Non template strand: ATGGCTA
Template strand: TACCGATEST


A. ATGGCTA
B. UACCGAU
C. AUGGCUA
D. EITHER A OR B

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Answer:

The mRNA strand that would be produced from this DNA template strand: TACCGAT is AUGGCUA (option C).

Step-by-step explanation:

In transcription, from a strand —template strand— of the DNA molecule, an mRNA molecule is obtained, a process in which the enzyme RNA polymerase is involved.

The synthesis of mRNA occurs by attending to the complemetarity of nitrogenous bases, so that

If DNA strand has: Complement in mRNA it is:

  • Adenine Uracil (no thymine in RNA)
  • Thymine Adenine
  • Cytosine Guanina
  • Guanine Cytosine

From a DNA template strand: TACCGAT

The mRNA strand obtained is: AUGGCUA

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