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Multiple Choice
During DNA replication, a DNA strand that has the bases CTAGGT produces a complementary strand with which sequence of bases?
A
GATCCA
B
CTAGGT
C
GCTACC
D
TAGGCT
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Recall the base pairing rules in DNA replication: Cytosine (C) pairs with Guanine (G), and Adenine (A) pairs with Thymine (T).
Write down the original DNA strand: CTAGGT.
For each base in the original strand, determine its complementary base using the pairing rules: C \rightarrow G, T \rightarrow A, A \rightarrow T, G \rightarrow C.
Apply this to each base in the sequence CTAGGT to get the complementary strand.
Combine the complementary bases in the same order to form the full complementary strand.