BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

STRUCTURE OF NUCLEIC ACIDS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
If one strand of DNA has the sequence G-C-C-A-T-A, the sequence of bases on the complementary DNA strand will be ____
A
A-T-T-G-C-G
B
C-G-G-U-A-U
C
G-C-C-A-T-A
D
C-G-G-T-A-T
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Different DNA sequences have a different arrangement of bases where the base-pairing rule is the same that adenine will bind to thymine, and guanine will bind to cytosine. So, according to the complementary base pairs, the base sequence AAGCAA will have TTCGTT as its complementary sequence.

Detailed explanation-2: -Complementary sequence: Nucleic acid sequence of bases that can form a double-stranded structure by matching base pairs. For example, the complementary sequence to C-A-T-G (where each letter stands for one of the bases in DNA) is G-T-A-C.

Detailed explanation-3: -The base pairs on one strand of the DNA bind with the base pairs of the other strand specifically. A always pairs with T with two hydrogen bonds and G always pairs with C with three hydrogen bonds. So if one strand is ATGCTTGA then the complementary strand will be TACGAACT.

Detailed explanation-4: -Updated On: 27-06-2022 (c) Adenine always pairs with thymine and cytosine always pairs with guanine. Thus, sequence of bases on complementary strand would be TACGTACGT.

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