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Molecular Basis Of Inheritance

Question
CBSEENBI12000305

If the sequence of coding strand in a transcription unit is written as follows :

5’– ATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGCATGC –3’ Write down the sequence of mRNA.

Solution
Since the Coding strand is complementary to Template strand the mRNA formed from the Template strand has the same sequence as the coding strand. The mRNA will have U in place of T as it is a RNA.
Therefore the sequence of mRNA shall be :

5’–  AUGCAUGCAUGCAUGCAUGCAUGCAUGC –3’.