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If one strand of DNA double helix has the following nucleotide sequence ATCGGTCAAGCTAGG what would the dna complementary stand read

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Answer:

TAGCCAGTTCGATCC

Step-by-step explanation:

In DNA, there are 4 different nucleotide bases. Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C) and Guanine (G).

A (adenine) always pairs with T(thymine) and C(cytosine) always pairs with G (guanine).

If we have the strand:

ATCGGTCAAGCTAGG

We have to pair A with T, and C with G. Therefore, the complementary strand of DNA will be:

TAGCCAGTTCGATCC

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