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Which of the DNA sequences below contain(s) a palindrome? Select as many as apply. Sequence 1:...

Which of the DNA sequences below contain(s) a palindrome? Select as many as apply.

Sequence 1:     TTTTAAAA

Sequence 2:     GGAATTCC

Sequence 3:     GGAAGGAA

Sequence 4:     GGAAAAGG

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Sequence 4 is a palindrome. GGAAAAGG

Palindromic sequence is a nucleotide sequence in DNA or RNA . Palindromic sequence contain a particular direction. In any palindromic sequence , the sequence remain same if we read it from the start side or the end side . Simple example of palindromic is 1551 . In sequence 4, GGAAAAGG is a palindrome. In case of double stranded DNA or RNA palindromic sequence means any one strand sequence reading in the same direction on the complementary strand.

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