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12. If a sample of DNA contains 28% Adenine, what percentage of thymine will there be? What percentage

will be cytosine?
guanine?

12. If a sample of DNA contains 28% Adenine, what percentage of thymine will there-example-1
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Answer:

28% of thymine

72% of guanine/cytosine.

Step-by-step explanation:

28% of thymine will be there. Since adenine pairs with thymine, the number will be the same.

The rest will be guanine/ cytosine.

100 - 28 = 72%

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