When DNA is extracted from E. coli cells and analyzed for base composition, it is found that 42% of the bases are cytosine. That means that there is also 42% of which base?

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Jeramiah

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12 July, 12:24

When DNA is extracted from E. coli cells and analyzed for base composition, it is found that 42% of the bases are cytosine. That means that there is also 42% of which base?

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Kiana Farley · Answer 1

Guanine

When DNA is extracted from E. coli cells and analyzed for base composition, it is found that 42% of the bases are cytosine. That means that there is also 42% of guanine base.

Explanation:

According to chargaff's rule:

DNA from any cell of all organisms should have a 1:1 ratio (base Pair Rule) of pyrimidine and purine bases and, more specifically, that the amount of guanine is equal to cytosine and the amount of adenine is equal to thymine.