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If one strand of DNA has the nitrogenous base sequence as ATCTG, what would be the complementary RNA strand sequence?

A

TTAGU

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UAGAC

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C

AACTG

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D

ATCGU

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Solution

The correct option is D UAGAC
Pairing in strands follows the pairing principle. That is A with U and C with G. The given sequence on DNA strand is as follows: ATCTG. thus, the complementary one on RNA will be: UAGAC.

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