Question

Suppose that a portion of double-stranded DNA in the middle of a large gene is being transcribed by an RNA polymerase. As the polymerase moves through the sequence of six bases shown in the diagram below, what is the corresponding sequence of bases in the RNA that is produced?Coding Strand3'CCGAGT5'5'GGCTCA3'Template StrandEnter the sequence of bases as capital letters with no spaces and no punctuation. Begin with the first base added to the growing RNA strand, and end with the last base added.

Answer 1

During transcription, the RNA polymerase adds complementary nucleotides to the template strand of DNA to form a strand of mRNA. In this case, the corresponding sequence of bases in the RNA is 5'GGCUCA3'.

Step-by-step explanation:

During transcription, the RNA polymerase reads the template strand of DNA and adds complementary nucleotides to form a strand of mRNA. The corresponding sequence of bases in the RNA is determined by the complementary base pairing rules. In this case, the DNA sequence is 3'CCGAGT5', so the corresponding sequence of bases in the RNA would be 5'GGCUCA3'.