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If the percent of guanine in a DNA strand is 14%. What is the percent of thymine in
that DNA?

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20% plus 20% is 40% of adennine and thymine. From 100% DNA bases subtract 40% and you will get 60%. Then divide this by 2 and you will get 30%. 30% of guanine and 30% of cytosine, because their amounts are equal in the DNA stand.

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