Pen and Paper Exercise. A new virus was causing a localized epidemic in South Africa, affecting the population living along the Limpopo River Basin. Scientists working on the elucidation of more details about the virus have finally characterized it as a DNA virus (containing DNA as a genetic material and not RNA). Upon sequencing, a short DNA segment, speculated to be the structural gene of the viral genome responsible for viral replication, is shown with the following sequence: DNA sequence: 5'-CTACACTTTATCGTTAATCTGCCAGAAGCACCCCTCCAGGTGTCTACTGTATGGTGTCGCCAT -3' A. "Transcribe" and form an RNA transcript based on the DNA sequence. B. If the RNA transcript formed is a messenger RNA, illustrate the amino acid sequence of the resulting polypeptide using the genetic code. *Please follow the proper directionality of both the RNA strand and the polypeptide. Indicate clearly and label correctly the ends of the molecules mentioned. C. What is/are the characteristic feature/s of the resulting polypeptide based on the viral DNA sequence given?

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Pen and Paper Exercise. A new virus was causing a localized epidemic in South Africa, affecting the
population living along the Limpopo River Basin. Scientists working on the elucidation of more details
about the virus have finally characterized it as a DNA virus (containing DNA as a genetic material
and not RNA). Upon sequencing, a short DNA segment, speculated to be the structural gene of the
viral genome responsible for viral replication, is shown with the following sequence:
DNA
sequence:
5'-CTACACTITATCGTTAATCTGCCAGAAGCACCCCTCCAGGTGTCTACTGTATGGTGTCGCCAT -3'
A. "Transcribe" and form an RNA transcript based on the DNA sequence.
B. If the RNA transcript formed is a messenger RNA, illustrate the amino acid sequence of the
resulting polypeptide using the genetic code.
*Please follow the proper directionality of both the RNA strand and the polypeptide. Indicate clearly and label
correctly the ends of the molecules mentioned.
C. What is/are the characteristic feature/s of the resulting polypeptide based on the viral DNA
sequence given?
Transcribed Image Text:Pen and Paper Exercise. A new virus was causing a localized epidemic in South Africa, affecting the population living along the Limpopo River Basin. Scientists working on the elucidation of more details about the virus have finally characterized it as a DNA virus (containing DNA as a genetic material and not RNA). Upon sequencing, a short DNA segment, speculated to be the structural gene of the viral genome responsible for viral replication, is shown with the following sequence: DNA sequence: 5'-CTACACTITATCGTTAATCTGCCAGAAGCACCCCTCCAGGTGTCTACTGTATGGTGTCGCCAT -3' A. "Transcribe" and form an RNA transcript based on the DNA sequence. B. If the RNA transcript formed is a messenger RNA, illustrate the amino acid sequence of the resulting polypeptide using the genetic code. *Please follow the proper directionality of both the RNA strand and the polypeptide. Indicate clearly and label correctly the ends of the molecules mentioned. C. What is/are the characteristic feature/s of the resulting polypeptide based on the viral DNA sequence given?
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