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A strand of DNA, GCT-AAT-GAT, unzips to make mRNA. What is the sequence of the complementary mRNA strand?

A. UAG-CCG-UCG
B. CGT-TTA-CTA
C. CGA-UUA-CUA
D. GCT-AAT-GAT

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Answer:

C. CGA-UUA-CUA

Step-by-step explanation:

The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a double helix molecule which is composed of four letters or 'nucleotides': guanine (G), cytosine (C), adenine (A) and thymine (T). The base-pair rules state that in the DNA double helix, G always pairs with C, while A always pairs with T. Moreover, during transcription, a base named uracil (U) replaces T in the resulting RNA sequence. Therefore, in this case, the complementary sequence (i.e., antisense strand) to the mRNA sequence is CGA-UUA-CUA.

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