The matching strand to the one in Figure 12-7, reading from the bottom up, would be???
the figure is (from the bottom up) T C G A
please help im so lost. :(
AGCT.
To find the matching strand to the given strand (T C G A), we need to determine the complementary nucleotides for each base.
In DNA, the complementary base pairing rules are as follows:
- Adenine (A) always pairs with Thymine (T)
- Thymine (T) always pairs with Adenine (A)
- Cytosine (C) always pairs with Guanine (G)
- Guanine (G) always pairs with Cytosine (C)
Since the given strand includes the bases T, C, G, and A, we can identify their complementary bases as follows:
- The complementary base for T is A
- The complementary base for C is G
- The complementary base for G is C
- The complementary base for A is T
By applying these complementary base pairing rules, we can determine the matching strand:
Given Strand:
T C G A
Matching Strand (reading from the bottom up):
A G C T
So, the matching strand to the one in Figure 12-7 (reading from the bottom up) would be A G C T.