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Refer to the figure below, which depicts a typical prokaryotic gene, for the fol

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Question

Refer to the figure below, which depicts a typical prokaryotic gene, for the following four questions. The sequences labeled as "regions A-D" include both strands over the area highlighted. Region A Region B Region C Region D 5'...GCCATAAGTTAGCCCAATATATGATAGAAGCACTCTACTGTCAACTCAATAGGTCCACGC... 3'... CGGTAATCAATCGGGTTATATACTATCTTCGTGAGATGACAGTTGAGTTATCCAGGTCG... +1 -10 -35 Based on the sequences of the DNA strands shown above, the _______ strand will be used as the template strand and RNA polymerase will move from __________. top; left lo right bottom; left to right top; right to left bottom; right to left

Explanation / Answer

The bottom strand is used as a template strand and the direction of the RNA synthesis through the movement of RNA polymerase is through left to right in the direction of 5' to 3'.