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TACAAACACTATACCGCGTAAATGATT Write the complement to the strand of DNA shown above, break it up into the proper triplets.

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Answer:

The complementary base pair is ATG TTT GTG ATA TGG CGC ATT TAC TAA

Step-by-step explanation:

As per the complementary base pairing rule of DNA

C pairs with G and vice versa

A pairs with T (in DNA) or U (in RNA)

Breaking the given strand into triplets, we get -

TAC AAA CAC TAT ACC GCG TAA ATG ATT

ATG TTT GTG ATA TGG CGC ATT TAC TAA

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