Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Biomolecules

Question:
Identify the complementary strand of the DNA primary structure ATGCCGATC.
Options:
GATCGGCAT
UACGGCUAG
TACGGCTAG
AUGCCGAUC
Correct Answer:
TACGGCTAG
Explanation:
DNA does not contain uracil. Since adenine (A) pairs only with thymine (T) and cytosine (C) pairs with guanine (G), complementary strand will be TACGGCTAG.