You have a segment of DNA that contains the following sequence:
5′-GGACTAGACAATAGGGACCTAGAGATTCCGAAA-3′
3′-CCTGATCTGTTATCCCTGGATCTCTAAGGCTTT-5′
You know that the RNA transcribed from this segment contains the following sequence:
5′-GGACUAGACAAUAGGGACCUAGAGAUUCCGAAA-3′
Which of the following choices best describes how transcription occurs?
A) The top strand is the template strand; RNA polymerase moves along this strand from 5′ to 3′.
B) The top strand is the template strand; RNA polymerase moves along this strand from 3′ to 5′.
C) The bottom strand is the template strand; RNA polymerase moves along this strand from 5′ to 3′.
D) The bottom strand is the template strand; RNA polymerase moves along this strand from 3′ to 5′.
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