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Nothing happens immediately. But when the two strands separate and construct new strands. The bottom strand will replicate the old top strand. The top strand will create a changed bottom strand. The two new cells after cell division will have different genetic codes. Most changes stop at this point because the "NEW" code won't be viable.

Now if the change on the top immediately changes the bottom. Then the cell itself stops functioning unless it is a viable change.

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During DNA replications a complementary strand of DNA is made for each original DNA strand thus if a portion of the original strand is CCTAGCT then the new strand will be?

GGATCGA. Each base in the original DNA strand pairs with its complementary base (A with T and C with G) in the new strand during DNA replication.


Is Each strand in the double helix is identical to the opposite strand?

Each strand in the double helix is complementary rather than identical to the opposite strand. The bases in one strand pair up with specific bases in the opposite strand according to the base pairing rule (A with T and C with G). This complementary base pairing allows each strand to serve as a template for the synthesis of a new strand during DNA replication.


Why can you predict the base sequence of one strand in a molecule of DNA if you know the sequence of the others strand?

in DNA, each base pairs up with only one other base


During DNA replication each strand of DNA is used as a template to produce a complementary strand of DNA. What base will attatch to location 2?

During DNA replication, the base that attaches to a specific location on the template strand depends on the base present at that location. If the base at location 2 on the template strand is adenine (A), then thymine (T) will attach to the complementary strand. Conversely, if the base at location 2 is cytosine (C), then guanine (G) will be added. The pairing follows the rules of complementary base pairing: A-T and C-G.


What is the base sequence on the other strand?

To determine the base sequence on the complementary DNA strand, you need to know the base sequence of one strand. DNA is composed of four bases: adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), and guanine (G). The complementary base pairing rules state that A pairs with T and C pairs with G. For example, if the given strand is 5'-ATCG-3', the complementary strand would be 3'-TAGC-5'.

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What happens to the bottom strand of DNA when there's a change in a base on a top strand?

Nothing happens immediately. But when the two strands separate and construct new strands. The bottom strand will replicate the old top strand. The top strand will create a changed bottom strand. The two new cells after cell division will have different genetic codes. Most changes stop at this point because the "NEW" code won't be viable. Now if the change on the top immediately changes the bottom. Then the cell itself stops functioning unless it is a viable change.


What type of mutation occurred in the strand of DNA?

A point mutation occurred in the DNA strand. This is a change in a single nucleotide base, such as a substitution, insertion, or deletion.


Does the choice of the base change the area of the parallelogram?

The choice of the base of a parallelogram does change the area because the base is always the bottom line of parallelogram.


What is the base sequene of the complementary strand if the strand of DNA is attccg?

taaggc


A fragment of a strand of nucleic acid isolated from a silk moth species contains the base sequence CAGACT The strand must be from?

The base sequence CAGACT corresponds to the DNA strand, and it would be complementary to the RNA strand with the sequence GUCUGA. Therefore, the original strand is the DNA strand.


What happens to a strand of DNA when there is a change in the base on the other strand?

This is called a "mutation." What ends up happening depends on where the base that changed was located. If the changed base is on the side of the DNA strand that is not used in making mRNA, there will be no difference in the final protein made whatsoever. If the mutation occurs in a part of the DNA that is not coded to make a protein (so called "junk" DNA), there will also be no change in the final protein, because there won't be a protein made. Even if the mutation occurs in a segment of DNA that eventually makes a protein, if the replacement base causes the mRNA to code for an amino acid that is similar to the original base, there will be little change. There is more to it, but that will probably suffice.


During DNA replications a complementary strand of DNA is made for each original DNA strand thus if a portion of the original strand is CCTAGCT then the new strand will be?

GGATCGA. Each base in the original DNA strand pairs with its complementary base (A with T and C with G) in the new strand during DNA replication.


A DNA strand with the base sequence tgacgca codes for a strand of mrna the mrna will have what base sequence?

The mRNA sequence generated from the DNA strand tgacgca would be acugcgu. This is because mRNA is complementary to the DNA template strand, so DNA base T pairs with mRNA base A, DNA base G pairs with mRNA base C, DNA base A pairs with mRNA base U, and DNA base C pairs with mRNA base G.


Why can you predict the base sequence of one strand in a molecule of DNA if you know the sequence of the others strand?

in DNA, each base pairs up with only one other base


Is Each strand in the double helix is identical to the opposite strand?

Each strand in the double helix is complementary rather than identical to the opposite strand. The bases in one strand pair up with specific bases in the opposite strand according to the base pairing rule (A with T and C with G). This complementary base pairing allows each strand to serve as a template for the synthesis of a new strand during DNA replication.


What is the sequence of the base os agctcag on the opposite strand?

A TG CAGATTCTCTAAG


During DNA replication each strand of DNA is used as a template to produce a complementary strand of DNA. What base will attatch to location 2?

During DNA replication, the base that attaches to a specific location on the template strand depends on the base present at that location. If the base at location 2 on the template strand is adenine (A), then thymine (T) will attach to the complementary strand. Conversely, if the base at location 2 is cytosine (C), then guanine (G) will be added. The pairing follows the rules of complementary base pairing: A-T and C-G.