3'

5'

G

A

T

C

You now have identified the template strand (3’ to 5’ orientation).

Next

Next

Remember your complementary base pairing rules: A binds to T and C binds to G!

Template Strand

You have finished building the anti-parallel strand!

You have finished building the RNA strand!

In this activity you will use complementary base pairing rules (A binds to U and C binds to G) to build the RNA strand (5’ to 3’).

Coding Strand

DNA Template Strand

RNA Strand

The RNA strand moves from the nucleus into the cytosol for translation.