In transcription,
A)both strands of the DNA are copied.
B)uracil pairs with thymine.
C)a double helix containing one parent strand and one daughter strand is produced.
D)the mRNA produced is complementary to the template strand of the DNA.
E)the mRNA produced is identical to the parent DNA.

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In transcription, only one strand of the DNA (the template strand) is used to create a complementary mRNA strand. This mRNA is not identical to the parent DNA, as it does not contain the same base sequence. Uracil does pair with adenine in RNA, but this is not relevant to the question. The process of DNA replication involves copying both strands of the DNA to create a new double helix, but this is not transcription. The idea of a double helix with one parent and one daughter strand is also a concept specific to DNA replication, not transcription.

In Transcription