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Consider the following DNA template strand:

3' ATC CAG ATG AAC AGC AAT 5'

Which is the correct complementary mRNA strand?

A) 3' TAG GTC TAC TTG TCG TTA 5'

B) 3' UAG UCG UAC UUG GUC UUA 5'

C) 5' ATC CAG ATG AAC AGC AAT 3'

D) 5' UAG GUC UAC UUG UCG UUA 3'

Thanks for the help!! :)

User Sid Datta
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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

DNA to mRNA translation is as follows:

A=U

T=A

C=G

G=C

I took a biomedical class a year or so ago so hopefully I remember it correctly.

User Ian Chadwick
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