BIOLOGY
NUCLEIC ACIDS
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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If a DNA sample were composed of 10% thymine, what would be the percentage of guanine?
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10
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20
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40
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80
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Impossible to tell from the information given
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Since cytosine and guanine are present in equal amounts, we can simply divide their sum by 2. The final composition is 22% adenine, 22% thymine, 28% cytosine, and 28% guanine.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: A double-stranded DNA molecule with 20% thymine would contain 30% guanine.
Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore, Guanine would be 20% and total of G+C = 40% and hence A+T would be 60% that is 30% each. Hence, option C is correct answer.
Detailed explanation-4: -Since cytosine and guanine are always present in equal numbers, the percentage of guanine molecule is 30%.
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