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What if cytosine makes up 22 percent of the nucleotide in a sample of DNA from an organism then adenine would make up what percent of the base?
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∙ 12y ago
If yoy have a DNA Double Helix then you know that given the percentage of one base you can find the percentage of the rest. This is because of the fact that the bases always pair with the same partner (A-T and G-C). So whatever percent of ony you have you know its partner will always have the same. You also know that each of the other two bases have an equal share in what is left. So to work through you examlpe. If you know there is 25% A then you also know there is 25% T (as this must be the same). What is left is 50% and because this must be split equally you can see that each of the other bases ( ie. C and G) must also be 25% so in short you have 25% Cytosine. For a different example: If you know you have 30% T then you can see you must also have 30% A. This leaves only 40% so each of C and G must make up 20%.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 12y agoAdenine pairs with thymine and guanine pairs with cytosine. So if cytosine makes up 22%, then another 22% is guanine. That leaves 56% left over for the other two bases. Since there has to be an equal amount of both, divide it in half and you get 28% adenine and 28% thymine.
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∙ 14y agoIf 22% is thymine, then 22% is also adenine, leaving 56% equally distributed between cytosine and guanine. Therefore, 28% would be cytosine,
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If you have 13 percent thymine in DNA what is then how much adenine do you have?
Then you also have 13% cytosine, 37% guanine, and 37% adenine.
If thirty five percent thymine what percentages of each of the other bases are contained the same gene?
what is the ratio of Adenine to Thymine? What percent remains for Cytosine and Guanine? What is the ratio of Cytosine to Guanine?
If DNA were 40 percent cytosine what would be percent of guanine?
20% because cytosine and guanine have equal amounts. Always
A gene's nucleotide bases are known to be composed of 15 percent guanine What percentages of each of the other three bases are contained in the same gene?
Best Answer - Chosen by VotersSince G and C are complementary, they will have the same percentage. So 15% will be cytosine. That leaves 70% left. Half of that will be adenine, and half will be thymine (35% each)
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 percent of cytosine in a DNA?
Double Stranded DNA is paired, with Adenine paired with Thymine Cytosine paired with Guanine Then the percent Cytosine in one strand will be exactly the percent Guanine in the other strand. And between the two strands, the percent Cytosine will be equal to the percent Guanine. For a random distribution, the percent should be about 25% for each nucleotide, or 50% for the GC pair, and 50% for the AT pair. However, DNA actually varies considerably from organism to organism. Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), has a GC content as high as 72% Plasmodium falciparum has a GC content as low as 20%. See Wikipedia link on GC Content.
If you have 13 percent thymine in DNA what is then how much adenine do you have?
Then you also have 13% cytosine, 37% guanine, and 37% adenine.
If thirty five percent thymine what percentages of each of the other bases are contained the same gene?
what is the ratio of Adenine to Thymine? What percent remains for Cytosine and Guanine? What is the ratio of Cytosine to Guanine?
If adenine makes up 30 percent of the bases in a DNA helix what percentage of the bases are cystosine?
There are four bases in the DNA double helix: adenine, guanine, cytosine and thymine. An adenine in one strand always pairs with a thymine in the other strand. Similarly, a cytosine always pairs with a guanine. So the number of adenines always equals the number of thymines, and the number of cytosines always equals the number of thymines. The total number of bases must equal 100%. So if 30% of the bases are adenine, another 30% must be thymine because they always pair with each other. Thymine and adenine added together therefore make 60% of the bases. The remaining 40% must be cytosine plus guanine. If the number of cytosines must equal the number of guanines, the percentage of cytosines must be ....... well, you can work it out for yourself!
If DNA were 40 percent cytosine what would be percent of guanine?
20% because cytosine and guanine have equal amounts. Always
If 15 percent of the nitrogenous base in a sample of DNA is thymine what percentage should be cytosine?
Thymine binds to adenine, so we know that for every thymine, there will be one adenine. That's 15% thymine and 15% adenine. We are left with 70% other nitrogen bases. There are two bases left (guanine and cytosine), both of which bond together in equal numbers. So 70 divided by 2 is 35 -- 35% guanine and 35% cytosine.
A gene's nucleotide bases are known to be composed of 15 percent guanine What percentages of each of the other three bases are contained in the same gene?
Best Answer - Chosen by VotersSince G and C are complementary, they will have the same percentage. So 15% will be cytosine. That leaves 70% left. Half of that will be adenine, and half will be thymine (35% each)
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.
A double-stranded DNA molecule contains 30 percent guanine (G) What is the percent cytosine (C) in this molecule?
If the DNA macromolecule contains 20% G (guanine), then by Watson-Crick complementarity it must contain 20% C (cytosine). Together this equals 40%, so the percent that is A (adenine) and T (thymine) together is 60%. By Watson-Crick complementarity, then, the percent A in the molecule is half of 60: 30%.
If the percentage of cytosine in DNA is 17 what is the percentage of adenine?
To clarify, are you talking about on one stand or on both strands? If it is on one strand then it is imposable to tell. there could be up to 83%. (probably not but it is possible) if you are talking 17% on both of the strands then it is implied that it is 17% of guanine This means that there is 66% left. Because on both strands there must be one adenine for every thiamine that means that there is 33% adenine.
How many adenine bases does salmon have?
29.7 percent of its dna is adenine, get mad?
30 percent of thymine is equal to what percent of cytosine?
20%
