The mole fraction composition of one of the strands of a double-helical DNA molecule is [A] = 0.30 and [G] = 0.24. (a) What can you conclude about [T] and [C] for the same strand? (b) What can you conclude about [A], [G], [T], and [C] of the complementary strand? (c) If [A] = 0.22 for the complementary strand, how many hydrogen bonds would this double-helical DNA molecule have if it were 100 base pairs long?

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7. The mole fraction composition of one of the strands of a double-helical DNA molecule is [A] = 0.30
and [G] = 0.24.
(a) What can you conclude about [T] and [C] for the same strand?
(b) What can you conclude about [A], [G], [T], and [C] of the complementary strand?
(c) If [A] = 0.22 for the complementary strand, how many hydrogen bonds would this double-helical
DNA molecule have if it were 100 base pairs long?
Transcribed Image Text:7. The mole fraction composition of one of the strands of a double-helical DNA molecule is [A] = 0.30 and [G] = 0.24. (a) What can you conclude about [T] and [C] for the same strand? (b) What can you conclude about [A], [G], [T], and [C] of the complementary strand? (c) If [A] = 0.22 for the complementary strand, how many hydrogen bonds would this double-helical DNA molecule have if it were 100 base pairs long?
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