Cytosine Makes Up 42% of the Nucleotides in a Sample

question 20

Multiple Choice

Cytosine makes up 42% of the nucleotides in a sample of DNA from an organism.Approximately what percentage of the nucleotides in this sample will be thymine?

• A)8%
• B)16%
• C)31%
• D)42%

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