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An+organism's+genomic+dna+is+analyzed+and+found+to+contain+22%+thymine. +what+percentage+of+that+organism's+dna+is+guanine?.

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Answer:28%

Explanation: According to Chargaff's rule ,

  • The amount of adenine (A) is equal to the amount of thymine (T), and the amount of guanine(G) is equal to amount of cytosine(C). Thymine 22% then Adenine must be 22%. 100-22-22=56 C+G=56% C=G 56/2=28%
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