AP BIOLOGY

THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

DNA REPLICATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
A
ATG TGA CAG
B
TAC ACT GTC
C
GTA AGT GAC
D
CAT TCA CTG
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution : (c) Adenine always pairs with thymine and cytosine always pairs with guanine. Thus, sequence of bases on complementary strand would be TACGTACGT.

Detailed explanation-2: -DNA base pair. Under normal circumstances, the nitrogen-containing bases adenine (A) and thymine (T) pair together, and cytosine (C) and guanine (G) pair together.

Detailed explanation-3: -The sequence of the mentioned DNA strand is 5’-ATCAGC-3’. So, the sequence of the complementary strand will be 3’-TAGTCG-5’.

Detailed explanation-4: -A strand of DNA with the sequence AACTTG will have a complimentary strand with the sequence. Explanation: There are four nitrogenous bases. They help in relation of one of the strand of the DNA with the others strand.

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