THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA REPLICATION
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Question
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3’-UACGAGUCGA-5’
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5’-UACGAGUCGA-3’
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3’-TACGAGTCGA-5’
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5’-TACGAGTCGA-3’
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Detailed explanation-1: -Each end of DNA molecule has a number. One end is referred to as 5’ (five prime) and the other end is referred to as 3’ (three prime). The 5’ and 3’ designations refer to the number of carbon atom in a deoxyribose sugar molecule to which a phosphate group bonds.
Detailed explanation-2: -So, the sequence of the complimentary strand in 5’ to 3’ direction is 5’-GCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCAT− 3’.
Detailed explanation-3: -Adenine makes the double bond with thymine while guanine makes the triple bond with cytosine which means adenine and thymine are complementary base pairs and cytosine and guanine are complementary base pairs. The complementary sequence for the DNA strand 5’ ATCGAACGT 3’ is 3’ TAGCTTGCA 5’.
Detailed explanation-4: -Leading and lagging strands One new strand, the leading strand, runs 5’ to 3’ towards the fork and is made continuously. The other, the lagging strand, runs 5’ to 3’ away from the fork and is made in small pieces called Okazaki fragments.