1.1 Write out the base sequence of the complimentary strand of DNA for the following DNA sequence (ATGGCTACG) (2 marks). 1.2 How many amino acids does the DNA sequence code for? (1 mark)

1.1 Answer: TACCGATGC (T is complimentary to A and C is complimentary to G)1.2 Answer: 3 amino acids (3 DNA bases code for 1 amino acid and there are 9 DNA bases in the sequence (9/3=3))

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