DNA has 2 strands. if the sequence of nucleotides of one strand was known, is it possible to use the information to determine th

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Mazyrski [523]

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DNA has 2 strands. if the sequence of nucleotides of one strand was known, is it possible to use the information to determine th

e sequence of the second strand? Explain your reasoning for your response.

Chemistry

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ANTONII [103] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-13T09:31:29+03:00

ANTONII [103]3 years ago

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DNA has four main components.
Adenine=A
Cytosine=C
Guanine=G
Thymine=T

Since each letter has an opposite it would be possible by considering the pairs.
A:T
C:G

So, if one strand went as so:
AGCCTAGGTAC
The corresponding strand would be mirrored with the match: TCGGATCCTG