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In DNA of certain organisms, guanine constitutes 20% of the bases. What percentage of the bases would be adenine?

a)

0%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

30%



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In DNA of certain organisms, guanine constitutes 20% of the bases. What percentage of the bases would be adenine?

a)

0%

b)

10%

c)

20%

d)

30%

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Answer Key / Explanation : (d) -

(d)

According to Chargaff’s rule, in DNA, the proportion of adenine always equals to that of thymine and proportion of guanine always equal to that of cytosine, ., A=T and G=C. Thus, in a DNA, if guanine is 20%, cytosine also will be 20%. So, both adenine and thymine together will be 60%,  30% adenine and 30% thymine.

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