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Would the amount of cytosine and guanine be equal to each other in a RNA molecule?
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The amounts of cytosine and guanine will not necessarily be equal to each other in a molecule of RNA.
The concentration of cytosine (C) is equal to that of guanine (G) in molecules of DNA because DNA is a double helix. All the nitrogenous bases in one strand of DNA are paired with their complementary base in the other strand. As C and G are complementary bases, every time you find a C in one strand, the other strand will contain a G at the same location. Likewise, every time you find a G in one strand, the other will have a C. Therefore, the concentration of cytosine in a molecule of DNA will be exactly equal to that of guanine, assuming that there are no mismatch errors. RNA, however, is a single-stranded molecule. The bases in RNA are not paired with each other, so even between a set of complementary bases, there is no requirement that the concentrations be identical.
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What are the bases of a DNA molecule?
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine. Adenine pairs with Thymine (A-T), and Cytosine pairs with Guanine (C-G). In an RNA molecule, Thymine is replaced by Uracil, so it would be Adenine and Uracil (A-U) and Cytosine and Guanine (C-G).
Which nuclotide pair bonds would be found in an DNA molecule?
The two different nucleotide pair bonds found in DNA are guanine-cytosine and adenine-thymine.
If there are 500 As on a DNA molecule how many T's would there be?
500 - Thymine always pairs with Adenine. Guanine always pairs with Cytosine
If a DNA sample were composed of 10 percent thymine what would be the percentage of guanine?
There are four different nucleobases including adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine. Each nucleobase pairs with it's opposite, for example adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine. Knowing this, if a DNA sample had 10% thymine that means it would have 10% adenine equalling 20% of the entire sample for the both of them. The remaining 80% of the sample would contain 40% cytosine and 40% guanine.
What is the sequence of 3 nitrogen bases on tRNA?
It would be: Cytosine Adenine Cytosine Uracil Uracil Guanine Cytosine Adenine Cytosine
What nucleotide pair bonds would be found in a DNA molecule?
Guanine-Cytosine
What are the bases of a DNA molecule?
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Guanine. Adenine pairs with Thymine (A-T), and Cytosine pairs with Guanine (C-G). In an RNA molecule, Thymine is replaced by Uracil, so it would be Adenine and Uracil (A-U) and Cytosine and Guanine (C-G).
Which nuclotide pair bonds would be found in an DNA molecule?
The two different nucleotide pair bonds found in DNA are guanine-cytosine and adenine-thymine.
What nucleotide pais bonds would be found in the DNA molecule?
DNA base pair are Cytosine with Guanine and Thymine with Adenine.
If there are 500 As on a DNA molecule how many T's would there be?
500 - Thymine always pairs with Adenine. Guanine always pairs with Cytosine
If a DNA molecule is found to be composed of 40 thymine what is the percentage guanine would be expected?
Since G Pairs with C, and A pairs with T....%G=%C, therefore the bases are also 40% Cytosine Final result of all bases would be: 40% Guanine 40% Cytosine 10% Adenine 10% Thymine
If a DNA sample were composed of 10 percent thymine what would be the percentage of guanine?
There are four different nucleobases including adenine, thymine, guanine and cytosine. Each nucleobase pairs with it's opposite, for example adenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine. Knowing this, if a DNA sample had 10% thymine that means it would have 10% adenine equalling 20% of the entire sample for the both of them. The remaining 80% of the sample would contain 40% cytosine and 40% guanine.
Because of specific base pairing if one side of the DNA molecule had the nucleotide sequence adenine-guanine-adenine-cytosine-thymine the other side would be?
thymine, cytosine, thymine, guanine, adenine *HINT* "A" goes with "T" always and "C" goes with "G" always
What is the sequence of 3 nitrogen bases on tRNA?
It would be: Cytosine Adenine Cytosine Uracil Uracil Guanine Cytosine Adenine Cytosine
If DNA were 40 percent cytosine what would be percent of guanine?
20% because cytosine and guanine have equal amounts. Always
Why would a DNA molecule have the same percentage of guanine and cytosine in it?
A G-C base pair has three hydrogen bonds, whereas an A-T base pair has two
Is the amount of cytosine in both strands of a DNA equal?
Since A binds with T and C binds with G, the amount of cytosine would be greater on one strand and guanine greater on the other because the binding is complimentary.
