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In sea urchin DNA, which is double stranded, 17.5 percent of the bases were shown to be...

In sea urchin DNA, which is double stranded, 17.5 percent of the bases were shown to be cytosine (C). What percentages of the other three bases are expected to be present in this DNA?

HINT: This problem asks you to extrapolate from one measurement involving a unique DNA molecule to three other values characterizing the molecule. The key to its solution is to understand the base-pairing rules in the Watson—Crick model of DNA.

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