At a specific area of a chromosome, the sequence of nucleotides below is present where the chain opens to form a replication fork:
3' C C T A G G C T G C A A T C C 5'
An RNA primer is formed starting at the underlined T (T) of the template. Which of the following represents the primer sequence?
A) 5' G C C T A G G 3'
B) 5' A C G T T A G G 3'
C) 5' A C G U U A G G 3'
D) 5' G C C U A G G 3'

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The RNA primer is synthesized in the 5' to 3' direction, complementary to the template strand in the 3' to 5' direction. The correct answer is C: 5' A C G U U A G G 3'.

At a Specific Area of a Chromosome, the Sequence of Nucleotides