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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Definitions:

Ubiquitin

A small eukaryotic regulatory polypeptide that can be covalently bonded to proteins, targeting the protein for destruction and recycling. Also used to regulate protein activities.

Repressor Proteins

Proteins that bind to specific sequences of DNA to inhibit the transcription of genes, playing a critical role in gene regulation.

Transcription

The method through which the data contained in a DNA strand is replicated into a fresh molecule of messenger RNA (mRNA).

Auxin

A class of plant hormones that play crucial roles in the coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant's life cycle.