BITSAT2019ChemistryBiomoleculesActual
If one strand of DNA has sequence ATCGTATG , the sequence in the complementary strand would be
Options
- ATAGCTTAC
- BTCACATAC
- CTAGCATAC
- DTACGATAC
Correct answer
C. TAGCATAC
Step-by-step solution
Due to size and geometries of bases, the only possible pairing in DNA are between G (guanine) and C (cytosine) through three H -bonds and between A (adenine) and T (thymine) through two H -bonds. Thus, the complementary strand of DNA will be