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.