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If a segment of dna has 20% adenine in its base composition, what percent thymine is there?

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20%

Step-by-step explanation:

Since adenine's complementary base pair is thymine, they'll have an equal percent. 20+20=40, so if you get another question about how much guanine or cytosine, it'll be 30 because 30+30=60 and 40+60=100. Hope this helps :)

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