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

question 71

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)42
• D)21
• E)29

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