A segment of DNA has 120 adenine and 120 cytosine bases. Then calculate the total number of nucleotides present in the segment.?
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a) Cytosine and thymine are pyrimidines.
According to Chargaff's rule, ratio of purines to pyrimidines is equal.
Thus, the number of adenine (A) will be equal to the number of thymine (T). Number of adenine (A) containing nucleotides = 240
Thus, A = T = 240
Therefore, A + T = 240 + 240 = 480
The number of cytosine (C) will be equal to the number of guanine (G).
Thus, G + C = Total number of nucleotides - Nucleotides containing A and T nitrogenous bases
= 1000 - 480 = 520
Therefore, G =260, C = 260
Number of guanine will be equal to number of cytosine, which will be 260.
Therefore, the number of pyrimidines that the segment possess
= C + T
= 260 + 240 = 500
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