Coding vs Template Strand Flashcards: Transcription Practice

Practice 46 original English cards on coding and template DNA strands: four RNA-conversion cases, strand choice, two reverse mappings, repairs, and evidence limits.

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Practice coding vs template strand decisions with 46 original English flashcards for introductory biology. Each sequence exercise states the strand’s role for a gene and labels its 5′ and 3′ ends. Report the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, written 5′ → 3′.

The deck includes 20 DNA-to-RNA exercises: five coding strands displayed 5′ → 3′, five coding strands displayed 3′ → 5′, five template strands displayed 3′ → 5′, and five template strands displayed 5′ → 3′. Eight complementary two-strand displays ask which strand is the template from RNA polymerase’s stated movement, with four cases in each movement direction. Two reverse exercises start from an initial RNA segment and request its corresponding coding or template DNA segment, both explicitly written 5′ → 3′. Eight repairs address wrong rules or proposed answers, and four evidence checks identify missing role, orientation, processing information, or transcription evidence.

Four foundation cards introduce the template role, RNA synthesis direction, antiparallel alignment, and RNA alphabet. The fixed order starts with the basic coding and template cases, then mixes orientations, strand choices, repairs, reverse mappings, and limits. Repeated conversion-operation families are separated by at least three intervening cards, including related repairs and reverse mappings. The review scheduler handles later spacing. Answers give the result first and a short reason; every card carries the transcription-strands tag.

All short base sequences are invented practice segments, not identified genes. Mature-mRNA prediction is excluded because processing information is not supplied; one card asks you to recognize that limit. Translation, codon tables, reading frames, mutations, promoter inference, species-specific mechanisms, and complete-course or exam alignment are outside the scope. Additional reverse-orientation permutations and arbitrary sequence-generation prompts are omitted to keep the retrieval tasks focused. For a longer explanation, read the coding vs template strand lesson.

The questions, answers, artificial sequences, organization, and metadata were written independently with AI assistance and checked against common reference facts. Factual references are NHGRI’s Finding Genes and RNA fact sheet. No competitor cards, textbook examples, examination questions, source prose, diagrams, or logos were copied. Reference materials retain their own rights; facts are not claimed as proprietary.

Original material, including the AI-generated decorative cover, is dedicated under CC0 1.0 to the extent applicable rights exist. The cover is an abstract illustration, not a molecular diagram. This is independent study material; NHGRI and other institutions do not endorse it.

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  1. Kartu 1

    Pertanyaan

    For a gene, which DNA strand does RNA polymerase use as its base-pairing guide?

    Jawaban

    The template strand. Its bases determine the complementary RNA bases.

  2. Kartu 2

    Pertanyaan

    In which direction does RNA polymerase build a new RNA strand?

    Jawaban

    5′ → 3′. New nucleotides are added at the growing RNA strand’s 3′ end.

  3. Kartu 3

    Pertanyaan

    How do the directions of an RNA segment and its paired DNA template align?

    Jawaban

    They are antiparallel: an RNA segment runs 5′ → 3′ alongside a template segment running 3′ → 5′.

  4. Kartu 4

    Pertanyaan

    Which four base letters belong in an ordinary RNA sequence?

    Jawaban

    A, U, C, and G. RNA uses U (uracil) where the corresponding coding DNA has T (thymine).

  5. Kartu 5

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 5′-GTACCTGA-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-GUACCUGA-3′
    

    Keep the coding strand’s order and replace T with U.

  6. Kartu 6

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 3′-CAGTTCGA-5′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-GUCAAGCU-3′
    

    Complement the template in the displayed order: A → U, T → A, C → G, G → C.

  7. Kartu 7

    Pertanyaan

    RNA polymerase moves left to right across this transcribed segment. Which DNA strand is the template for this gene?

    Top:    3′-AGCTCAGG-5′
    Bottom: 5′-TCGAGTCC-3′
    

    Jawaban

    Top strand. Along the stated movement, this strand is read 3′ → 5′.

  8. Kartu 8

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 5′-TGCAGATCCA-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-UGGAUCUGCA-3′
    

    Reverse the displayed template, then complement it: A → U, T → A, C → G, G → C.

  9. Kartu 9

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 5′-CAGTACGTT-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-CAGUACGUU-3′
    

    Keep the coding strand’s order and replace T with U.

  10. Kartu 10

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 3′-CTAGACCTGA-5′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-AGUCCAGAUC-3′
    

    Read the coding strand from its 5′ end: reverse the displayed letters, then replace T with U.

  11. Kartu 11

    Pertanyaan

    RNA polymerase moves right to left across this transcribed segment. Which DNA strand is the template for this gene?

    Top:    3′-ATCGGTCA-5′
    Bottom: 5′-TAGCCAGT-3′
    

    Jawaban

    Bottom strand. Along the stated movement, this strand is read 3′ → 5′.

  12. Kartu 12

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 3′-GCTACCATGT-5′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-CGAUGGUACA-3′
    

    Complement the template in the displayed order: A → U, T → A, C → G, G → C.

  13. Kartu 13

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. The proposal complements its displayed bases, then changes the end labels without reversing the letters. Correct the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 5′-CGATTCAG-3′
    Proposed RNA: 5′-GCUAAGUC-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-CUGAAUCG-3′
    

    The complement in displayed order runs 3′ → 5′. Reverse its letters as well as its end labels to report it 5′ → 3′.

  14. Kartu 14

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 5′-GCTTAGACCA-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-GCUUAGACCA-3′
    

    Keep the coding strand’s order and replace T with U.

  15. Kartu 15

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 3′-CGTTAAGC-5′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-CGAAUUGC-3′
    

    Read the coding strand from its 5′ end: reverse the displayed letters, then replace T with U.

  16. Kartu 16

    Pertanyaan

    RNA polymerase moves left to right across this transcribed segment. Which DNA strand is the template for this gene?

    Top:    3′-GACTAGCA-5′
    Bottom: 5′-CTGATCGT-3′
    

    Jawaban

    Top strand. Along the stated movement, this strand is read 3′ → 5′.

  17. Kartu 17

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 3′-ATCCGTGA-5′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-UAGGCACU-3′
    

    Complement the template in the displayed order: A → U, T → A, C → G, G → C.

  18. Kartu 18

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 5′-TCGAATGC-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-GCAUUCGA-3′
    

    Reverse the displayed template, then complement it: A → U, T → A, C → G, G → C.

  19. Kartu 19

    Pertanyaan

    This initial, unprocessed RNA segment was transcribed from a gene before processing. Write the corresponding coding DNA segment 5′ → 3′.

    RNA: 5′-CUAAGUGC-3′
    

    Jawaban

    Coding DNA: 5′-CTAAGTGC-3′
    

    Keep the RNA’s order and replace U with T.

  20. Kartu 20

    Pertanyaan

    RNA polymerase moves right to left across this transcribed segment. Which DNA strand is the template for this gene?

    Top:    3′-TACGAGGT-5′
    Bottom: 5′-ATGCTCCA-3′
    

    Jawaban

    Bottom strand. Along the stated movement, this strand is read 3′ → 5′.

  21. Kartu 21

    Pertanyaan

    The only evidence offered for choosing a gene’s template is that the top strand contains ATG. What is missing?

    Top:    5′-ATGCTCAG-3′
    Bottom: 3′-TACGAGTC-5′
    

    Jawaban

    Evidence of which strand is transcribed for this gene, such as RNA polymerase’s movement across the segment. ATG alone does not establish the strand’s role.

  22. Kartu 22

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 5′-ACTGGCATG-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-CAUGCCAGU-3′
    

    Reverse the displayed template, then complement it: A → U, T → A, C → G, G → C.

  23. Kartu 23

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 5′-ACAGTTGC-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-ACAGUUGC-3′
    

    Keep the coding strand’s order and replace T with U.

  24. Kartu 24

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 3′-GACTTACGA-5′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-AGCAUUCAG-3′
    

    Read the coding strand from its 5′ end: reverse the displayed letters, then replace T with U.

  25. Kartu 25

    Pertanyaan

    RNA polymerase moves right to left across this transcribed segment. Which DNA strand is the template for this gene?

    Top:    5′-TCGACAGT-3′
    Bottom: 3′-AGCTGTCA-5′
    

    Jawaban

    Top strand. Along the stated movement, this strand is read 3′ → 5′.

  26. Kartu 26

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 3′-TCAGGATCA-5′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-AGUCCUAGU-3′
    

    Complement the template in the displayed order: A → U, T → A, C → G, G → C.

  27. Kartu 27

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 5′-AGTCACGA-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-UCGUGACU-3′
    

    Reverse the displayed template, then complement it: A → U, T → A, C → G, G → C.

  28. Kartu 28

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Correct the proposed initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 5′-GATACCGT-3′
    Proposed RNA: 5′-UGCCAUAG-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-GAUACCGU-3′
    

    The coding strand is already displayed 5′ → 3′. Replace T with U without reversing its letters.

  29. Kartu 29

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 3′-TGACCTAG-5′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-GAUCCAGU-3′
    

    Read the coding strand from its 5′ end: reverse the displayed letters, then replace T with U.

  30. Kartu 30

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 3′-GATCCAGT-5′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-CUAGGUCA-3′
    

    Complement the template in the displayed order: A → U, T → A, C → G, G → C.

  31. Kartu 31

    Pertanyaan

    RNA polymerase moves right to left across this transcribed segment. Which DNA strand is the template for this gene?

    Top:    5′-CTTAGCGA-3′
    Bottom: 3′-GAATCGCT-5′
    

    Jawaban

    Top strand. Along the stated movement, this strand is read 3′ → 5′.

  32. Kartu 32

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Correct the proposed initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 5′-ACGTTCGA-3′
    Proposed RNA: 5′-UGCAAGCU-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-UCGAACGU-3′
    

    Complementing the displayed template gives RNA in the opposite direction. Reverse that complement to report the RNA 5′ → 3′.

  33. Kartu 33

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 5′-TTGACGCA-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-UUGACGCA-3′
    

    Keep the coding strand’s order and replace T with U.

  34. Kartu 34

    Pertanyaan

    Repair this rule: “The top DNA strand in a drawing is always the coding strand.”

    Jawaban

    Top or bottom position does not assign a strand’s role for a gene. Use the stated role, or identify the template as the strand RNA polymerase reads 3′ → 5′ along its movement.

  35. Kartu 35

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. What additional information is needed to infer the corresponding mature mRNA segment?

    Coding DNA: 5′-ACCTGAGT-3′
    

    Jawaban

    Which processing changes, if any, affect this segment. Coding DNA alone determines the initial RNA sequence, but it does not tell you which bases remain in mature mRNA.

  36. Kartu 36

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Correct the proposed initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, keeping the answer 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 3′-CATGGCAT-5′
    Proposed RNA: 5′-CAUGGCAU-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-GUACCGUA-3′
    

    The proposal copied the template. Pair each RNA base with the template base instead.

  37. Kartu 37

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the template strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Template DNA: 5′-GGCATCTA-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-UAGAUGCC-3′
    

    Reverse the displayed template, then complement it: A → U, T → A, C → G, G → C.

  38. Kartu 38

    Pertanyaan

    Repair this rule: “For a transcribed coding DNA segment already written 5′ → 3′, complement every base to get the initial RNA 5′ → 3′.”

    Jawaban

    Keep the coding sequence’s letter order and replace T with U. The initial RNA is complementary to the template, so it matches the corresponding coding strand apart from U replacing T.

  39. Kartu 39

    Pertanyaan

    Repair this rule: “Any DNA strand containing ATG must be the coding strand for the gene.”

    Jawaban

    ATG alone does not identify the coding strand. You need the strand’s role for that gene or transcription-direction evidence; a short base pattern does not supply it.

  40. Kartu 40

    Pertanyaan

    RNA polymerase moves left to right across this transcribed segment. Which DNA strand is the template for this gene?

    Top:    5′-CGTAAGTC-3′
    Bottom: 3′-GCATTCAG-5′
    

    Jawaban

    Bottom strand. Along the stated movement, this strand is read 3′ → 5′.

  41. Kartu 41

    Pertanyaan

    A DNA segment is known to be transcribed, but its role is not given. What information is missing before you can assign one initial RNA segment?

    DNA: 5′-CTGACATC-3′
    

    Jawaban

    Its role for this gene: coding or template. The end labels alone do not choose between copying the coding sequence and reverse-complementing the template.

  42. Kartu 42

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Write the initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 3′-ATGCCAGT-5′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-UGACCGUA-3′
    

    Read the coding strand from its 5′ end: reverse the displayed letters, then replace T with U.

  43. Kartu 43

    Pertanyaan

    This initial, unprocessed RNA segment was transcribed from a gene before processing. Write the corresponding template DNA segment 5′ → 3′.

    RNA: 5′-AGUCAGGA-3′
    

    Jawaban

    Template DNA: 5′-TCCTGACT-3′
    

    The paired template is 3′-TCAGTCCT-5′. Reverse it to report the DNA 5′ → 3′.

  44. Kartu 44

    Pertanyaan

    This gene’s transcribed DNA segment is shown as the coding strand. Correct the proposed initial, unprocessed RNA segment before processing, 5′ → 3′.

    Coding DNA: 5′-TGCAAGCT-3′
    Proposed RNA: 5′-TGCAAGCT-3′
    

    Jawaban

    RNA: 5′-UGCAAGCU-3′
    

    Keep the coding strand’s order and replace both T bases with U.

  45. Kartu 45

    Pertanyaan

    The shown coding DNA segment is transcribed for this gene. What is missing before you can write one initial, unprocessed RNA segment 5′ → 3′?

    Coding DNA: GCATACCG
    

    Jawaban

    The displayed direction: which end is 5′ and which is 3′. Without it, the letter order of the RNA written 5′ → 3′ is ambiguous.

  46. Kartu 46

    Pertanyaan

    RNA polymerase moves left to right across this transcribed segment. Which DNA strand is the template for this gene?

    Top:    5′-CAGTCGAT-3′
    Bottom: 3′-GTCAGCTA-5′
    

    Jawaban

    Bottom strand. Along the stated movement, this strand is read 3′ → 5′.

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Coding vs Template Strand Flashcards: Transcription Practice

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