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What is the sequence of the mrna made from the gene aaacaggtccca?

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The mRNA is made by using the gene AAACAGGTCCCA as a template for complementary base-pairing. The pairings are: G (Guanine) to C (Cytosine), C to G, T (Thymine) to A (Adenine), and A to U (Uracil, as Tyhmine doesn't occur in the RNA). The resulting mRNA is UUUGUCCAGGGU.
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