describe the difference between the coding and template strands of dna
1 Answer. 0 votes. answered by Lifeeasy Authors. Template strand is a strand of nucleic acid used by a polymerase as a template to synthesize a complementary strand. Coding strand is a strand is a base sequence directly corresponding to the mRNA sequence. Template strand is a sequence of DNA that is copied during synthesis of mRNA. Coding strand is an mRNA like strand which corresponds to the codon that are translated to the protein.