NEET 2015 Biology question

BiologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceNEET 2015

In sea urchin DNA, which is double stranded, 17% of the bases were shown to be cytosine. The percentages of the other three bases expected to be present in this DNA are :-

Answer: (2)

Solution

By Chargaff's rule for double-stranded DNA, A = T and G = C. So G = C = 17%. A + T = 100 (17 + 17) = 66%,

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