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Genetics and heredity — Question 19

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QUESTION 19

A DNA template is written 3′-TAC GGA CTT-5′. The corresponding mRNA sequence, written 5′ to 3′, is

(A)
TAC GGA CTT
(B)
ATG CCT GAA
(C)
UAC GGA CUU
(D)
AUG CCU GAA
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