Question

In a strand of dna if the percentage of thymine is 30% what would the percentage of cytosine in the same dna strand be

Answer 1

According to the Chargaff's rules the DNA from any cell of all organisms should have a 1:1 ratio (base Pair Rule) of purine bases [for the DNA cytosine, thymine and for the RNA uracil] and pyrimidine bases [guanine and adenine for RNA and DNA]. The amount of guanine should be equaled to cytosine and the amount of adenine should be equaled to thymine. You can follow this rule in both strands of the DNA.

According to the Chargaff's rules the DNA from any cell of all organisms should have a 1:1 ratio (base Pair Rule) of purine bases [for the DNA cytosine, thymine and for the RNA uracil] and pyrimidine bases [guanine and adenine for RNA and DNA]. The amount of guanine should be equaled to cytosine and the amount of adenine should be equaled to thymine. You can follow this rule in both strands of the DNA.

You have 20% of adenine. If you have 20% of adenine than you have 20% of thymine, because the amount of adenine and thymine is equal. 20% plus 20% is 40% of adennine and thymine. From 100% DNA bases subtract 40% and you will get 60%. Then divide this by 2 and you will get 30%. 30% of guanine and 30% of cytosine, because their amounts are equal in the DNA stand

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