If a DNA molecule was known to be 22% thymine (T), what would be the percentage of guanine (G)?
A)8%
B)11%
C)22%
D)28%
E)78%

Name: If a DNA molecule was known to be 22% thymine (T), what would be the percentage of guanine (G)? A)8% B)11% C)22% D)28% E)78%
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In DNA, the amount of adenine (A) equals thymine (T), and the amount of cytosine (C) equals guanine (G). If thymine is 22%, adenine is also 22%. This leaves 56% for cytosine and guanine combined. Since C equals G, guanine is 28%.

If a DNA Molecule Was Known to Be 22% Thymine