When the sequence of nucleotides read in the 5'→ 3' direction on one strand is same as the sequence read in the 5'→ 3' direction on the complementary strand, the sequence is called a(n) ____.
A) inverted sequence
B) palindrome
C) restriction site
D) restriction fragment length polymorphism
E) inactive restriction site

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A palindrome in DNA is a sequence of base pairs that reads the same backward and forward on complementary strands. This characteristic is due to the antiparallel nature of DNA, where the 5' to 3' sequence of one strand matches the 5' to 3' sequence of its complement when read in reverse.

When the Sequence of Nucleotides Read in the 5'→ 3