An RNA Molecule Has the Following Percentage of Bases: a =

question 33

Short Answer

An RNA molecule has the following percentage of bases: A = 15%, U = 30%, C = 20%, and G = 35%.
a. Is this RNA single stranded or double stranded? How can you tell based on the base composition?
b. What would be the percentage of bases in the template strand of the DNA that encodes this RNA molecule?

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