Cytosine Makes Up 42% of the Nucleotides in a Sample

question 35

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) 42%
• D) 58%

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