AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During DNA replication, a DNA strand that has the bases CTAGGT produces a strand with the bases ____
A
AGCTTG.
B
GATCCA.
C
GAUCCA.
D
TCGAAC.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: For the sequence 5’-GATTACA-3’, the complementary DNA strand would be 3’-CTAATGT-5’. Often, DNA strands are written in the 5’ to 3’ direction, so the complementary strand would be 5’-TGTAATC-3’ when written 5’ to 3’.

Detailed explanation-2: -The replication process DNA double helix. Hydrogen bonds break and helix opens. Each strand of DNA acts as a template for synthesis of a new, complementary strand. Replication produces two identical DNA double helices, each with one new and one old strand.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the complementary strand of bases for a strand with the bases TACGTT? The complementary strand of bases for a strand with the bases TACGTT is ATGCAA.

Detailed explanation-4: -The base sequence in one of the strands of DNA is TAGCATGAT.

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