At a Specific Area of a Chromosome, the Following Sequence

question 36

Multiple Choice

At a specific area of a chromosome, the following sequence of nucleotides is present where the chain opens to form a replication fork:
3' C C T A G G C T G C A A T C C 5'
An RNA primer is formed starting at the underlined T (T) of the template. Which of the following represents the primer sequence?

• A) 5' G C C T A G G 3'
• B) 3' G C C T A G G 5'
• C) 5' A C G T T A G G 3'
• D) 5' A C G U U A G G 3'
• E) 5' G C C U A G G 3'

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