225k views
5 votes
Match the mRNA sequences to their DNA sequences. AUUACGCAU CCGAAAUGU GAUCAUUAC UUUUUAACG

1 Answer

6 votes

Answer:

DNA sequence 1: TAATGCGTA

DNA sequence 2: GGCTTTACA

DNA sequence 3: CTAGTAATG

DNA sequence 4: AAAAATTGC

Step-by-step explanation:

DNA sequence is complementary to its mRNA. Adenine of mRNA pairs with Thymine (T) of DNA; Uracil (U) of mRNA pairs with Adenine (A) of DNA.

Similarly, Guanine (G) of mRNA pairs with Cytosine (C) of DNA and vice-versa.

a) mRNA sequence 1: AUUACGCAU

DNA sequence 1: TAATGCGTA

b) mRNA sequence 2. CCGAAAUGU

DNA sequence 2: GGCTTTACA

c) mRNA sequence 3. GAUCAUUAC

DNA sequence 3: CTAGTAATG

d) mRNA sequence 4. UUUUUAACG

DNA sequence 4: AAAAATTGC

User Jollege
by
9.3k points