Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14.2, Problem 4SB
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The percentage of C (cytosine) in the DNA molecule, if the percentage of A (adenine) in the double-stranded DNA molecule is given as 20.

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The DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material found in most of the organisms. It consists of two sugar-phosphate chains which run antiparallel to each other and nitrogenous groups which bind the two chains together. There are four nitrogenous bases present in the DNA, which are adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C) and thymine (T).

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