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One of the strands of DNA has the composition: 30 % A, 20 % T, 10 % C and 40 % G.
What is the overall base composition of the double-stranded DNA?
Enter numbers:
%A:
%T:
%C:
%G:
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a=20 percent
t=30
c=40
g=10
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so,overall
a=50
t=50
c=50
g=50
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I agree with Surela's answer
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I also agree with surela's answer
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i don't get it...even though it seems like an easy question...
can someone please explain it?
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30 % A, 20 % T, 10 % C and 40 % G.....=100%
30%..T,.20%..A,..10%..G and .40%.C.....=100%
............................................................=200%
30+20....A....50/200....25/100
20+30....T....50/200....25/100
10+40....C....50/200....25/100
40+10....G....50/200....25/100