DNA Base Pairing Worksheet
There are base pairing rules for writing complimentary DNA strands for a given strand.
A pairs with T
C pairs with G
In RNA, A pairs with U, instead of T.
A. Write the complimentary DNA strand for each given strand of DNA. (Andrade, Krishia Joy)
1. CGTAAGCGCTAATTA - GCATTCGCGATTAAT
2. TCTTAAATGATCGATC - AGAATTTACTAGCTAG
3. AATGAATAGCTAGCTT - TTACTTATCGATCGAA
4. GGCATTCGCGATCATG - CCGGTAAGCGCTAGTAC
5. CGTTAGCATGCTTCAT - GCAATCGTACGAAGTA
6. ACTAACGGTAGCTAGC - TGATTGCCATCGATCG
B. Now write the mRNA strand for the given DNA strand.
7. ATGTCGCTGATACTGT
8. GAAGCGATCAGTTACG
9. AATGAATAGCTAGCTT
10. GGCATTCGCGATCATG
11. CGTTAGCATGCTTCAT
12. ACTAACGGTAGCTAGC
C. Write the tRNA sequence for the given strand of mRNA.
13. AGGUCAUGCAUGGGCAUGCAU
14. AGAGAUUCAGCUAGCACGAUA
15. GUCAUCGAUCGAUCGGAUGCC
16. UUUCAGUCAGCUAGCGAUCGU
D. Give what is asked.
17-21. Using the following piece of DNA, give the mRNA molecule and the amino
acid
sequence for which it codes.
DNA- A T A T A A A C G A G G A A A T T C C G G G C G
mRNA -
tRNA -
Amino acids:
22-26. Use the mRNA sequence to find the DNA sequence and the amino acid
sequence.
DNA -
mRNA- A U G C C U A C A U G U G G U G U A A C C U U A
tRNA -
Amino acids
For each codon below, give the tRNA anticodon.
27. UUC _______ 29. AUC _______
28. CCG _______ 30. CGU _______
E. Now you will translate the amino acid sequence for the given tRNA strand.
Remember that codons are 3 base pairs long.
31. AUG CAC UGU CCU UUC GCU GAC
32. GAG AUC UGG UUG GAA UCG
33. AGC GUA UUA ACG UAU CAU
34. AGU CGA UCG AUG CGG AUG AUA
35. GUC GUC GAU AGC UAU CAU GCA