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Use the DNA sequence below to answer the question that

follows.
5' A C A T C G A C G C G C G C A 3
What is the complimentary DNA strand that would result
during replication?
A. 3' U G U A G C U G C G C G C G U5'

B. 3'A C A T O G A OG O G C G C A5

C. 3'A C A U C G A C G C G C G C A51

D. 3’ T G T A G T G C G C G C G T5

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It's gonna be answer choice A, because during replication, U (uracil) is used to replace T (thymine) when we're talking about the complimentary strand. Answer A is the only one that has U at the beginning which compliments A (adenine).

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