Question

6. Corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanium)
Given Strand: T C G A A C C C G
Complementary Strand: _______________________
This sequence is from the gene that codes for ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate
carboxylase/oxygenase (RuBisCO),an enzyme that is involved in plant
photosynthesis and respiration.

Answer 1

To determine the complementary strand of the given DNA sequence, we use the base pairing rules:

- Adenine (A) pairs with Thymine (T)
- Thymine (T) pairs with Adenine (A)
- Cytosine (C) pairs with Guanine (G)
- Guanine (G) pairs with Cytosine (C)

Given the original strand:
```
T C G A A C C C G
```

We can find the complementary strand by replacing each base with its complement:
- T → A
- C → G
- G → C
- A → T
- A → T
- C → G
- C → G
- C → G
- G → C

Now let's write out the complementary strand based on these pairings:

```
A G C T T G G G C
```

So, the complementary strand is:
```
A G C T T G G G C
```