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If the percentage of adenine is 43% in the DNA molecule. what is the percentage of thymine, guanine, and cytosine?

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Answer:

Explanation: Adenine= Thymine

Cytosine=Guanine


A=T\\A=43%\\

So,
T=43

Now,
C+G=100-(43+43)\\ =100-86\\ =24\\C=12\\G=12

The percentage of Adenine in DNA is equal to the percentage of Thymine in DNA. The percentage of Cytosine in DNA is equal to the percentage of Guanine in DNA.

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