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Since the two strands of the dna molecule are complementary, for any given gene: select all that are correct. A) Only one strand actually carries the codons for a particular gene. B) If one strand is mutated,
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Since the two strands of the dna molecule are complementary, for any given gene: select all that are correct.

A) Only one strand actually carries the codons for a particular gene.
B) If one strand is mutated, the cell can use the other strand to correct the change (assuming the cell can identify which of the complementary bases was recently modified).

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Answer: A and B are Correct

Step-by-step explanation:

A - The coding strand of DNA is used to match with the correct mRNA codons.

B - There are DNA repair mechanisms that utilize the complimentary strand such as Base Excision Repair and Nucleotide Excision Repair

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