Synthesize DNA: When new cells are made, DNA is replicated and a copy is given to each new cell. In this activity, imagine that you are DNA polymerase, the enzyme
that makes DNA using a DNA template.
Now imagine that the double stranded DNA helix was already unwound, and you are working with only one strand of the DNA for each sequence. In the space
provided, write the complementary strands for BOTH the normal and the sickle cell DNA strands below.
DNA Sequence (normal):
S'ATG GTG CAC CTG ACT CCT GAG GAG AAG TCT GCC GTT ACT 3¹
DNA Sequence (sickle-cell):
5' ATG GTG CAC CTG ACT CCT GTG GAG AAG TCT GCC GTT ACT 3
What is the sequence to the complementary strands? Write your answer in the following format:
#xxxxXxx xxxx xxXxXxXxXx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxXxXxXxxxXxXxXxXx
Xxx XXX XXX
# is either 3 or 5. X is either A, G, C, T or U
DNA sequence normal cell
DNA sequence sickle cell