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DNA sequences 5'-GAATTC-3', 3' CTTAAG 5' shows

A

Start codon at 5' end

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B

Palindromic sequence

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Replication completed

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D

Deletion mutation

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Solution

The correct option is B Palindromic sequence
B. Palindromic sequence
Solution : Palindromic sequence is the sequence in which the DNA sequence is same when read from 3' to 5' and from 5' to 3'. So here the sequence is palindromic.
So the correct answer is "Palindromic sequence".

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Q. What does the image below represent?
5’--------GAATTC---------3’
3’--------CTTAAG---------5’
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b) Deletion mutation
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Q. Given below is a short sequence of DNA describing the base pairs on each strand of DNA. What is so special about it?
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3’ ___ CTTAAG ___ 5’

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3’ ___ CTTAAG ___ 5’

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