If a growing chain of DNA is terminated by a ddATP, the complimentary strand is…
A) Adenine
B) Thymine
C) Guanine
D) Cytosine
E) Uracil

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If a ddATP is used, it will terminate the growing chain at the point where it is incorporated, resulting in a chain that ends with an adenine nucleotide. As a result, the complimentary strand will end with a thymine nucleotide. Therefore, the correct answer is B.

If a Growing Chain of DNA Is Terminated by a DdATP