Question

If the template strand of a gene had a nucleotide sequence of TACCGG, what would the sequence of bases in the mRNA be? If that mRNA were used in translation, what would the anticodons in the tRNA be?

A. The mRNA sequence is TACCGG; the tRNA sequence is UAGGCC.

B. The mRNA sequence is GCCAUG; the tRNA sequence is CGGUAC.

C. The mRNA sequence is ATGGCC; the tRNA sequence is TACCGG.

D. The mRNA sequence is AUGGCC; the tRNA sequence is UACCGG.

Answer 1

The mRNA sequence would be AUGGCC and the anticodons in the tRNA would be UACCGG.

Step-by-step explanation:

The template strand of a gene has a nucleotide sequence of TACCGG. To determine the sequence of bases in the mRNA, we need to replace T with A, A with U, C with G, and G with C to get the complementary strand. So, the mRNA sequence would be AUGGCC.

To determine the anticodons in the tRNA that would pair with this mRNA sequence during translation, we need to replace A with U, U with A, G with C, and C with G to get the complementary sequence. Thus, the anticodons in the tRNA would be UACCGG.