Shown below is a hypothetical DNA sequence from a virus. Also shown is the sequence of the mRNA that is synthesized from this DNA.DNA sequence:5'-AGCACCTGCCGAATGGGCCAAATCCTGCCGAATAAA-3'3'-TCGTGGACGGCTTACCCGGTTTAGGACGGCTTATTT -5'mRNA sequence (G* = G cap):5'-G*AGCACCUGCCGCCUGCCGAAUAAAAAAA....-3' What is the base sequence of the intron in the template strand of the DNA?

A. 3'-GGACGGCTTATTT-5'
B. 3'-GCTTACCCGGTT-5'
C. 3'-TTACCCGGTTTA-5'
D. 3'-TCGTGGACGGC-5'


Answer: C

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