16. If the amount of quanine in a DNA molecule is 32%, the amount of thymine would be

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Maritza Johnston

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24 November, 16:46

16. If the amount of quanine in a DNA molecule is 32%, the amount of thymine would be

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Raymond Fuller · Answer 1

The answer is option A i. e "32%". According to Chargraff's rule, Number of purine (adenine+guanine) = Number of pyrimidine (cytosine+thymine). Hence, the amount of guanine should be equal to cytosine and the amount of adenine should be equal to thymine.