{"id":133614,"date":"2024-08-23T20:49:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133614"},"modified":"2024-08-23T20:49:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T20:49:55","slug":"if-a-portion-of-strand-of-dna-bases-reads-5-agctagcgt-3-what-would-the-sequence-of-bases-on-the-complementary-strand-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/23\/if-a-portion-of-strand-of-dna-bases-reads-5-agctagcgt-3-what-would-the-sequence-of-bases-on-the-complementary-strand-read\/","title":{"rendered":"If a portion of strand of DNA bases reads 5\u2019 AGCTAGCGT 3\u2019, what would the sequence of bases on the complementary strand read?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If a portion of strand of DNA bases reads 5\u2019 AGCTAGCGT 3\u2019, what would the sequence of bases on the complementary strand read?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>5\u2019 UCGAUCGCA 3\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>3\u2019 TCGATCGCA 5\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>5\u2019 TCGUTCGCU 3\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>3\u2019 AGCTAGCGT 5\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To determine the sequence of the complementary DNA strand, you need to follow the base-pairing rules of DNA:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adenine (A) pairs with Thymine (T)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cytosine (C) pairs with Guanine (G)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the original DNA strand reads: <strong>5\u2019 AGCTAGCGT 3\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The complementary strand is read in the 3&#8242; to 5&#8242; direction and matches as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A (adenine) pairs with T (thymine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G (guanine) pairs with C (cytosine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C (cytosine) pairs with G (guanine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>T (thymine) pairs with A (adenine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the complementary strand will read: <strong>3\u2019 TCGA TC GCA 5\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reversing the direction to match the standard 5&#8242; to 3&#8242; orientation for the complementary strand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5\u2019 TCGATCGCA 3\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So the correct answer is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>B. 3\u2019 TCGATCGCA 5\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If a portion of strand of DNA bases reads 5\u2019 AGCTAGCGT 3\u2019, what would the sequence of bases on the complementary strand read? 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