If the transcribed mRNA is 5'-AUGCUCGUGACGAUU-3', what was the template strand of DNA?
A) 5'-AUGCUCGUGACGAUU-3'
B) 5'-ATGCTCGTGACGATT-3'
C) 3'-ATGCTCGTGACGATT-5'
D) 3'-TACGAGCACTGCTAA-5'
E) 3'-UACGAGCACUGCUAA-5'

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The mRNA sequence reads AUG CUC GUG ACG AUU, which means it has a start codon at the beginning and a stop codon at the end. Therefore, the template strand of DNA must have read 3' TAC GAG CAC TGC TAA 5'.

If the Transcribed MRNA Is 5'-AUGCUCGUGACGAUU-3', What Was the Template