BIOLOGY TOPIC 7 NUCLEIC ACIDS (HL): What is the difference between the antisense and sense strand? (2)

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What is the difference between the antisense and sense strand? (2)

Sammy Universe · Accepted Answer

antisense: transcribed (complementary to RNA transcript) - template strand
sense: not transcribed (identical to RNA transcript except T instead of U) = coding strand

BIOLOGY TOPIC 7 NUCLEIC ACIDS (HL)

What is the difference between the antisense and sense strand? (2)

Antisense: transcribed (complementary to RNA transcript) - template strand sense: not transcribed (identical to RNA transcript except T instead of U) = coding strand

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