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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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