6. A portion of a gene is shown below. 5'-ATGATTCGCCTCGGGGCTCCCCAGTCGCTGGTGCTGCTGACGCTGCTCGTCG-3' 3'-TACTAAGCGGAGCCCCGAGGGGTCAGCGACCACGACGACTGCGACGAGCAGC-5' The sequence of the mRNA transcribed from this gene has the following sequence: 5'-AUGAUUCGCCUCGGGGCUCCCCAGUCGCUGGUGCUGCUGACGCUGCUCGUCG-3' a. Identify the coding and noncoding strands of the DNA. b. Explain why only the coding strands of DNA are commonly published in databanks.

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6. A portion of a gene is shown below.
5'-ATGATTCGCCTCGGGGCTCCCCAGTCGCTGGTGCTGCTGACGCTGCTCGTCG-3'
3'-TACTAAGCGGAGCCCCGAGGGGTCAGCGACCACGACGACTGCGACGAGCAGC-5'
The sequence of the mRNA transcribed from this gene has the following sequence:
5'-AUGAUUCGCCUCGGGGCUCCCCAGUCGCUGGUGCUGCUGACGCUGCUCGUCG-3′
a.
Identify the coding and noncoding strands of the DNA.
b. Explain why only the coding strands of DNA are commonly published in databanks.
Transcribed Image Text:6. A portion of a gene is shown below. 5'-ATGATTCGCCTCGGGGCTCCCCAGTCGCTGGTGCTGCTGACGCTGCTCGTCG-3' 3'-TACTAAGCGGAGCCCCGAGGGGTCAGCGACCACGACGACTGCGACGAGCAGC-5' The sequence of the mRNA transcribed from this gene has the following sequence: 5'-AUGAUUCGCCUCGGGGCUCCCCAGUCGCUGGUGCUGCUGACGCUGCUCGUCG-3′ a. Identify the coding and noncoding strands of the DNA. b. Explain why only the coding strands of DNA are commonly published in databanks.
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mRNA, or messenger RNA, is a type of RNA molecule that plays a central role in the process of protein synthesis in cells. It acts as an intermediary between DNA, which contains the genetic information, and ribosomes, which are the molecular machines responsible for synthesizing proteins.

 

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