Question

What is the other side of the following DNA strand: ACCTGGTAACGT

Answer 1

TACGGCA

Explanation:

We want to find the complementary strand of

ATGCCGT

.

Remember that

A

is adenine,

G

is guanine,

C

is cytosine, and

T

is thymine.

Adenine always bonds with thymine, and guanine only bonds with cytosine. In

RNA

however, uracil

(

U

)

is substituted for thymine instead.

So, in translation, adenine turns into thymine, and guanine turns into cytosine, and vice-versa.

So, the complementary side would read

TACGGCA

.