A Shotgun Sequencing Project Yields the Following Sequence for a Strand

question 182

Multiple Choice

A shotgun sequencing project yields the following sequence for a strand of DNA. 5-GGTTTGGAGTAT-3
In assembling the genome sequence from the short fragments, you look for other fragments that overlap the sequence above. Which of the following sequences overlaps with the sequence above?

• A)5  -GGTTTGGAGTGG-3 
• B)5  -AATTTGGAGTAT-3 
• C)5  -TTTGGAGTATGG-3 
• D)All of the sequences overlap with sequence above.
• E)None of the sequences overlaps with the sequence above.

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