EXAMPLE 3:
In a DNA sample, the percentage of guanine present was 28%. What is the
percentage of thymine in the sample?
A 22%
B 27%
C 28%
D 44%
E 54%
The percentage of adenine, guanine cytosine and thymine should be 100%. As guanine is
28% and always binds with cytosine, then cytosine must be 28%. The remainder, 44%, is
made up of equal amounts of thymine and adenine hence thymine = 44 ÷2 or 22% which is
answer
A.
B - this would incorrectly imply that guanine was present as 23% rather than 28%
C - this is the answer for cytosine
D - this is the answer for adenine and thymine together
E - this could be a miscalculated value for guanine and cytosine
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