Question

If a DNA polymerase recognizes a guanine nitrogenous base on the template strand, which nitrogenous base will it polymerize to the growing complementary strand?

A. A
B. C
C. G
D. T

Answer 1

Chargaff's rules state: adenine is complimentary to thymine and cytosine is complimentary to guanine. For this question, in order for polymerization of the growing complementary strand, guanine must bind with cytosine.
Answer: B.C