Boris Magasanik collected data on the amounts of the bases of RNA isolated from a number of sources, expressed relative to a value of 10 for adenine (B. Magasanik, in The Nucleic Acids: Chemistry and Biology, vol. 1, E. Chargaff and J. N. Davidson, Eds. New York: Academic Press, 1955). Amount Organism and tissue A G Rat liver nuclei 10 14.8 14.3 12.9 Rabbit liver nuclei 10 13.6 13.1 14.0 Cat brain 10 14.7 12.0 9.5 Carp muscle 10 21.0 19.0 11.0 Yeast 10 12.0 8.0 9.8
Boris Magasanik collected data on the amounts of the bases of RNA isolated from a number of sources, expressed relative to a value of 10 for adenine (B. Magasanik, in The Nucleic Acids: Chemistry and Biology, vol. 1, E. Chargaff and J. N. Davidson, Eds. New York: Academic Press, 1955). Amount Organism and tissue A G Rat liver nuclei 10 14.8 14.3 12.9 Rabbit liver nuclei 10 13.6 13.1 14.0 Cat brain 10 14.7 12.0 9.5 Carp muscle 10 21.0 19.0 11.0 Yeast 10 12.0 8.0 9.8
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For each organism, compute the ratio of (A + G)/(U + C).
Transcribed Image Text:Boris Magasanik collected data on the amounts of the bases of RNA
isolated from a number of sources, expressed relative to a value of 10
for adenine (B. Magasanik, in The Nucleic Acids: Chemistry and
Biology, vol. 1, E. Chargaff and J. N. Davidson, Eds. New York:
Academic Press, 1955).
Amount
Organism and tissue
A
G
Rat liver nuclei
10
14.8
14.3
12.9
Rabbit liver nuclei
10
13.6
13.1
14.0
Cat brain
10
14.7
12.0
9.5
Carp muscle
10
21.0
19.0
11.0
Yeast
10
12.0
8.0
9.8
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