If one strand of DNA has the nitrogenous base sequence as ATCTG, what would be the complementary RNA strand sequence?

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If one strand of DNA has the nitrogenous base sequence as ATCTG, what would be the complementary RNA strand sequence?
A ATCGU
B TTAGU
C UAGAC
D AACTG

Detailed Solution

In RNA, A of DNA pairs with U, T pairs with A, C pairs with G and G pairs with C.
DNA: A T C T G
RNA: U A G A C
So the complementary RNA strand is UAGAC.

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