AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA MAKES RNA MAKES PROTEIN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What RNA strand will pair up with GGTAAC?
A
CCATTG
B
GGAUUG
C
CCAUUG
D
TTAUUG
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -DNA and RNA bases are also held together by chemical bonds and have specific base pairing rules. In DNA/RNA base pairing, adenine (A) pairs with uracil (U), and cytosine (C) pairs with guanine (G).

Detailed explanation-2: -The actual coding of the mRNA transcript is very straightforward. DNA contains four bases: adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G) and cytosine (C). Since DNA is double-stranded, the strands hold together where the bases pair. A always pairs with T, and G always pairs with C.

Detailed explanation-3: -mRNA is formed as a complementary strand to one of the two strands of the DNA. Three of the four nitrogenous bases that make up RNA-adenine (A), cytosine (C), and guanine (G)-are also found in DNA. In RNA, however, a base called uracil (U) replaces thymine (T) as the complementary nucleotide to adenine.

Detailed explanation-4: -In RNA, uracil pairs with adenine.

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