A Universal Adapter Used in a DNA Sequencing Run Starts

question 205

Multiple Choice

A universal adapter used in a DNA sequencing run starts 5′-TGCAGTA….What would be the sequence of the corresponding universal primer? (Note: "…" represents many nucleotides.)

• A) 5′-ACGTCAT…-3′
• B) 5′-TGCAGTA…-3′
• C) 5′-…TGCAGTA-3′
• D) 5′-…UGCAGUA-3′
• E) 5′-UGCAGUA…-3′

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