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Solutions For An Introduction to Genetic Analysis Chapter 7 Problem 19P

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Solution 1

Adenine always pairs with thymine, cytosine with guanine and vice versa.

A=T; G=C

A=T=15%

A+T = 30%

We know that,

A+T+G+C = 100%

Then,

30+(G+C) = 100

G+C = 100-30

= 70

Since G=C,

C = 70/2

= 35

G = 70/2

= 35

Thus, there would be around 35% of cytosine in a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule that has 15% of thymine.

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