Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 50

50. AGGTATCGCAT is a sequence from the coding strand of a gene. What will be the corresponding sequence of the transcribed mRNA?

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(a) AGGUAUCGCAU

(b) UGGTUTCGCAT

(c) UCCAUAGCGUA

(d) ACCUAUGCGAU

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Answer : a

Hints & Solution

(a) Coding strand and mRNA have the similar nucleotide sequence except, Thymine (T) is replaced by Uracil (U) in mRNA.