Question

Suppose that the genome of an organism is 23% adenine (A). What should be true about the organism's genome?
a) its genome is 23% guanine (G)
b) nothing else can be inferred
c) its genome is 23% thymine (T)
d) its genome is 23% cytosine (C)
e) its genome is 23% uracil (U)

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer would be - c) its genome is 23% thymine (T)

Explanation:

The rule of Chargaff says that the amount of the adenine (A) and thymine (T) is almost equal and guanine (G) to cytosine (C) and also the amount of A and T should be equal to the amount of the G and C.

So,  A= 23 % then T  must be 23 %

Then, A+T = 46%.

The left 54% should be divide by 2, G and C that would be 27 %.

So, the correct option is C.

Answer 2

If the genome of an organism is 23% adenine (A), then its genome is 23% thymine (T).

DNA:

• DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid is a biological molecule that stores genetic information in living cells. DNA is structurally made up of nucleotides namely: adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine.

• According to Erwin Chargaff, the amount of adenine in the DNA is equal to thymine while the amount of guanine is equal to cytosine i.e. A - T, G - C.

• Therefore, If the genome of an organism is 23% adenine (A), this means that its genome is also 23% thymine (T).

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