Human Physiology
15th Edition
ISBN: 9781259864629
Author: Fox, Stuart Ira
Publisher: Mcgraw-hill Education,
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Chapter 2, Problem 14RA
Summary Introduction
To determine:
Complementary strands of nucleic acid (DNA and RNA)
Introduction:
DNA(deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA(ribonucleic acid) are types of
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If one strand of DNA has the sequence A-A-C-T-G-T-G, what will be the nucleotide sequence of the complementary strand? a. A-A-C-T-G-T-G b. U-U-G-A-C-A-C c. T-T-G-U-C-U-C d. G-G-C-A-G-A-G
If four bases in one DNA strand are A (adenine), G (guanine), C (cytosine), and T (thymine), the complementary bases in the RNA strand made from this region are a.T,C,G,A. b.C,G,A,U. c.A,G,C,U. d.U,C,G,A.
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create a double-helix structure) would be
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O b. 5' - CAATTAGTTAAC - 3'
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