Question

use the dna template strand below to create a complementary rna strand. type the complementary rna strand in the box.template strand: aatacggcc

Answer 1

To create a complementary RNA strand from a DNA template, replace thymine (T) with uracil (U) and follow base pairing rules: A pairs with U and C pairs with G.

Step-by-step explanation:

To create a complementary RNA strand from the given DNA template strand, we need to remember that RNA uses uracil (U) instead of thymine (T). So, when transcribing DNA to RNA, adenine (A) pairs with uracil (U) in RNA, and cytosine (C) pairs with guanine (G) as usual.

Given the DNA template strand: 5'-AATACGGCC-3'

The complementary RNA strand will be: 3'-UUAGUGCCGG-5'

Note that since DNA is read from 3' to 5' direction during transcription, the RNA strand is built in the 5' to 3' direction, which is the reverse of the DNA template strand, and all the thymine (T) nucleotides are replaced with uracil (U).