Question

A strand of DNA has the following nitrogenous base sequence: ACGTAGCTA. The complementary DNA strand would be __________________, while the complementary RNA strand would be _______________________.

Answer 1

Answer:

TGCATCGAT

TGCUTCGUT

Explanation:

DNA is made up of four nitrogenous bases namely; adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine. These bases compliment each other to form base pairs

Base pairs occur when nitrogenous bases make hydrogen bonds with each other. Each base has a specific partner: guanine with cytosine, adenine with thymine (in DNA).

When sequencing with RNA adenine is then paired with uracil as RNA does not contain thymine