If a strand of DNA has the nitrogen base sequence 5'-ATTTGC-3', what will be the sequence of the matching strand?
1 Answer
Apr 9, 2016
3'-TAAACG-5'
Explanation:
According to Watson and crick base pairing and Chargaff's rule
adenosine pairs with thymine with 2 hydrogen bond
guanine pairs with cytosine with 3 hydrogen bond
the commentary strand is always in reverse direction (5 prime end and 3 prime end)