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If there are 2000 nucleotides in a strand of DNA and 600 contain the nitrogen base cytosine, how many nucleotides contain adenine?

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Well, if there are 600 cytosine, there’s also 600 guanine. 2000-1200=800 800/2=400 There are 400 adenine.
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