Coding Strand
Definition
The coding strand is the DNA strand whose base sequence corresponds to the RNA sequence that is produced during transcription. It's also known as the sense strand.
Analogy
Think of the coding strand like a recipe in a cookbook. Just as you follow a recipe to make a dish, your cells use the coding strand as instructions for making proteins.
Related terms
Sense Strand: This is another name for the coding strand. It's called this because it contains sequences that make sense in terms of creating proteins.
Antisense Strand: This is the opposite of the coding or sense strand. It's used as a template during transcription to create an mRNA molecule with complementary bases.
Transcription: This is the process where information from DNA (like our recipe book) gets converted into RNA (the actual cooking process).
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