Question
Biology Question on Transcription
Which one is the correct product of DNA dependent RNA polymerase to the given template?
3’TACATGGCAAATATCCATTCA5’
A
5’AUGUACCGUUUAUAGGUAAGU3’
B
5’AUGUAAAGUUUAUAGGUAAGU3’
C
5’AUGUACCGUUUAUAGGGAAGU3’
D
5’ATGTACCGTTTATAGGTAAGT3’
Answer
5’AUGUACCGUUUAUAGGUAAGU3’
Explanation
Solution
DNA-dependent RNA polymerase synthesizes RNA in the 5’ to 3’ direction, complementary to the DNA template. The given template strand is 3’TACATGGCAAATATCCATTCA5’.
The complementary RNA strand is 5’AUGUACCGUUUAUAGGUAAGU3’. This is the correct answer.
Thus, the correct answer is (4).