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F the amounts of bases in a DNA molecule are measured, what would you find?A) A = C and G = T

B) A = G and C = T
C) T = Aand C = G
D) A = U and C = G
E) U = C and A = G

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C) T = A and C = G

In a DNA molecule, there are four types of nitrogenous bases - adenine (A), thymine (T), guanine (G), and cytosine (C). Adenine always pairs with thymine, and cytosine always pairs with guanine in a complementary base pairing arrangement. Therefore, if the amounts of bases in a DNA molecule are measured, it would be found that the amount of A is equal to the amount of T and the amount of C is equal to the amount of G. This is because A always pairs with T, and C always pairs with G in a DNA molecule.

Hence, the correct answer is C) T = A and C = G.
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