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Genetic Code — Unit test

Question 10 • [HSBIO] Biology, Sem 1 (26-27)

A strand of DNA contains the bases adenine, cytosine, cytosine, and guanine, in that order. Which would be the order of the bases on the opposite strand of DNA?

Answer
A
cytosine, adenine, adenine, and thymine
B
cytosine, thymine, thymine, and adenine
C
thymine, guanine, guanine, and cytosine
D
thymine, adenine, adenine, and cytosine

Explanation

DNA bases pair by a specific rule: adenine pairs with thymine, and cytosine pairs with guanine. So the opposite strand for adenine, cytosine, cytosine, guanine is thymine, guanine, guanine, cytosine. That is choice C.

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