If Guanine Makes Up 29% of the Nucleotides in a Sample

question 107

Multiple Choice

If guanine makes up 29% of the nucleotides in a sample of DNA, what percentage of the sample would be adenine?

• A) 11
• B) 35
• C) 21
• D) 29
• E) 42

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