Question

Which of the following unifying themes of biology is not matched correctly with an example of that theme?

a) nonequilibrium state - energy is constantly required to maintain the complexity of life
b) diversity of life arises by evolution - cells process environmental information
c) structure and function - the shape of a protein affects its function in a cell
d) cell theory - living organisms are made or one or more cells
e) information processing - DNA directs synthesis of cellular components

Answer 1

That is correct. In transcription, the DNA strand is used as a template to create a complementary RNA strand. Adenine (A) in the DNA strand pairs with Uracil (U) in the RNA strand, Cytosine (C) in the DNA strand pairs with Guanine (G) in the RNA strand, and vice versa. Therefore, the correct mRNA strand for the given DNA strand AGGTACGTACTCATG is b. UCCAUGCAUGAGUAC.