Q. In DNA of certain organisms, guanine constitutes 20% of the bases. What percentage of the bases would be adenine?

A) 0%
B) 10%
C) 20%
D) 30%
Explanation

According to Chargaff’s rule, in DNA, the proportion of adenine always equals to that of thymine and proportion of guanine always equal to that of cytosine, $i.e$., A=T and G=C. Thus, in a DNA, if guanine is 20%, cytosine also will be 20%. So, both adenine and thymine together will be 60%, $i.e.,$ 30% adenine and 30% thymine.

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