The sequence below is DNA from an unknown cell. Use what you know about transcription to infer some things about the cell it came from and the RNA product it will form.  5’ – AGATTCAGGTCGAACATTATAGTCCAACTATACGGCGTTATGTCAATCCGCA – 3’ 3’ – TCTAAGTCCAGCTTGTAATATCAGGTTGATATGCCGCAATACAGTTAGGCGT – 5’ Which is the template strand (top or bottom)? Possible Answers:

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The sequence below is DNA from an unknown cell. Use what you know about transcription to infer some things about the cell it came from and the RNA product it will form. 

5’ – AGATTCAGGTCGAACATTATAGTCCAACTATACGGCGTTATGTCAATCCGCA – 3’

3’ – TCTAAGTCCAGCTTGTAATATCAGGTTGATATGCCGCAATACAGTTAGGCGT – 5’

Which is the template strand (top or bottom)?

Possible Answers:
A. Top - Where the TATA box is found
B. Bottom - Opposite where the TATA box is found
C. Bottom - Where the holoenzyme RNA polymerase attaches to the promoter
D. Top - Opposite of where the holoenzyme RNA polymerase attaches to the promoter
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