if the sequence of nucleotides of one strand was known,is it possible to use that information to determine the sequence of the second strand

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anonymous · Answer

Yes. Nucleotides in the double helix compliment each other. A (adenine) to T (thymine) and C (Cytosine) to G (Guanine).

phebe · Answer

It would be complementary to the first strand. DNA is made up of adenine, guanine, thymine and cytocine (A, G, C & T). A is complementary to T; G is to C. Therefore, if the sequence of the first strand was ATCGGAT, the complementary strand would be TAGCCTA.

anonymous · Answer

These are called base pairs.

anonymous · Answer

yes ofcourse, bases in the other strand is always complementary in nature. say the template has  ATGCT then the other strand has  TACGA