According to Chargaff's rule, base pairing in DNA should resemble which of the following? A = T; C = G A = C; T = G A = G; T = U A = U; C = G

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Houston Hopkins

22 April, 22:04

According to Chargaff's rule, base pairing in DNA should resemble which of the following? A = T; C = G A = C; T = G A = G; T = U A = U; C = G

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Jonah Sparks · Answer 1

Answer: A is correct!

Julia Reyes · Answer 2

A = T and C = G

Explanation:

The nucleotides in DNA are Adenine (A), Thymine (T), Cytosine (C), and Guanine (G). Uracil (U) is only found in RNA and replaces thymine. A pairs with T and C pairs with G so there is an equal of number of each of them in DNA. For example, if there's 20% A, then there's 20% T in the strand; if there's 30% G, then there's 30% C in the strand.