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If the sequence of bases in one strand of DNA is ATGACTGTC then the sequence of bases in its complementary strands is:

A

TACTGACAG

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B

TUCTGUCCUG

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GUAGTUAUG

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None of the above

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Solution

The correct option is A TACTGACAG
In complementary strand adenine (A) will always be complemented by thymine(T) on the opposite strand and cytosine will always be complemented by guanine (G) on the opposite strand.
Thus the complementary strand of ATGACTGTC is
TACTGACAG

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