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RNA: 5\' GAUCGCCGCGAUCGUAAUCGGUCG RNA: 5\' GAUCGCCGCGAUCGUAAUCGGUCG RNA: 5\' GAU

ID: 69239 • Letter: R

Question

RNA: 5' GAUCGCCGCGAUCGUAAUCGGUCG

RNA: 5' GAUCGCCGCGAUCGUAAUCGGUCG

RNA: 5' GAUCGCCGCGAUCGUAAUCGGUCG

The following RNA strand was synthesized from the DNA sequence shown below. ) Click on the DNA strand that was used as the template: 5-AATCGAGTCAGGAACCGATTACGATCGCCGCGATCGTAATCGGTCGTTAGGATTGCGGTAGG 3-TTAGCTCAGTCCTTGGCTAATGCTAGCGGCGCTAGCATTAGCCAGCAATCCTAACGCCATCC Submit AnswerTries 0/99 Click on the "sense" DNA strand: 5-AATCGAGTCAGGAACCGATTACGATCGCCGCGATCGTAATCGGTCGTTAGGATTGCGGTAGG 3-TTAGCTCAGTCCTTGGCTAATGCTAGCGGCGCTAGCATTAGCCAGCAATCCTAACGCCATCC Submit AnswerTries 0/99 Click on the noncoding DNA strand: 5-AATCGAGTCAGGAACCGATTACGATCGCCGCGATCGTAATCGGTCGTTAGGATTGCGGTAGG 3-TTAGCTCAGTCCTTGGCTAATGCTAGCGGCGCTAGCATTAGCCAGCAATCCTAACGCCATcC Submit AweTries 0/99 NA: 5' GAUCGCCGCGAUCGUAAUCGGUCG ) Click on the position +5 of the sense DNA strand strand (+1 being the first transcribed nucleotide) 5-AATCGAGTCAGGAACCGATTACGATCGCCGCGATCGTAATCGGTCGTTAGGATTGCGGTAGG

Explanation / Answer

1). The given is an mRNA because it is represented in 5' to 3' direction. The template strand used to synthesize RNA, 5' GAU CGC CGC GAU CGU AAU CGG UCG 3' is, 3' CUA GCG GCG CUA GCA UUA GCC AGC 5'. (Since template strand is oriented in 3' to 5' direction).