Given a DNA sequence of 3 ^' -CAT-5 ^' , what is the complementary sequence in mRNA? A) 5 ^' -GUA-3 ^' B) 5 ^' -AUG-3 ^' C) 3 ^' -GUA-5 ^' D) 5 ^' -GTA-3 ^'

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The complementary sequence in mRNA is 5F1F1F1S1^F1F1F10-GUA-3F1F1F1S1^F1F1F10. This is because the DNA sequence is read in the 5' to 3' direction, and the mRNA sequence is synthesized in the 3' to 5' direction. The mRNA sequence is complementary to the DNA sequence, meaning that the mRNA sequence has the same sequence of bases as the DNA sequence, but with U substituted for T.

Given a DNA Sequence of 3 ' -CAT-5 '

Given a DNA Sequence of 3 ^' -CAT-5 ^'