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ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceStructure of DNAEasy2 minPYQ_2020
ZoologyEasysingle choice
In sea urchin DNA, which is double-stranded, 17% of the bases were shown to be cytosine. The percentages of the other three bases expected to be present in this DNA are
Options:
Answer:
C
Solution:
According to Chargaff's rule,
A = T, G = C
C = 17% So G = 17%
A+G / T+C =1
A + G + C + T = 100
A + 17 + 17 + T = 100
A + T = 100 - 34
So A = 33%, T = 33% = 66
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Molecular Basis of InheritanceSubtopic:Structure of DNA
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