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Which of the following sequences are hexapalindromic sequences? For full credit, select all that are correct.

Options:
a) ABCDDCBA
b) ABCCBA
c) ABCDEDCBA
d) ABCDDCDEBA

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Final answer:

The sequences given do not properly represent hexapalindromic sequences, as they do not consist of six-nucleotide-long DNA strands. In the context of DNA, a hexapalindromic sequence reads the same in both directions of complementary strands.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking which of the given sequences are hexapalindromic sequences. A hexapalindromic sequence is a sequence of six nucleotides that reads the same in the 5' to 3' direction on one strand as it does in the 5' to 3' direction on the complementary strand. Therefore, the options provided do not represent DNA sequences of six nucleotides. Moreover, the question seems to be mixing concepts of nucleotide sequences with regular letter sequences. Nevertheless, in a DNA context, to be complementary to the DNA sequence GCTTATAT, the sequence would need to pair up with each original nucleotide appropriately (e.g., A with T and G with C).

However, if we consider the options as DNA strand sequences, none of them are six nucleotides long, and hexapalindromic specificity cannot be applied. Thus, based on the information provided, we cannot properly identify hexapalindromic sequences, as the examples given are not compatible with the requirement of being six-nucleotide-long DNA strands.

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