If the sequence of a gene is: 3'TACATACCAACTGAGGATCGC5' 5'ATGTATGGTTGACTCCTAGCG3' And the RNA that is transcribed from this gene is: 5'AUGUAUGGUUGACUCCUAGCG3' Which strand of the DNA - top or bottom - is the template strand? Explain how you know

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If the sequence of a gene is:

3'TACATACCAACTGAGGATCGC5'

5'ATGTATGGTTGACTCCTAGCG3'

And the RNA that is transcribed from this gene is:

5'AUGUAUGGUUGACUCCUAGCG3'

Which strand of the DNA - top or bottom - is the template strand? Explain how you know.

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