The composition in mole fraction units of the strands of a double-helical DNA is [A]= 0.30 and [G] = 0.24. A) What can you say about [T] and [C] for the same strand? B) What can you say about [A], [G], [T] and [C] of the complementary strand?

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Problem 22.49EP: The base composition for one of the strands of a DNA double helix is 19% A, 34% C, 28% G, and 19% T....
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The composition in mole fraction units of the strands of a double-helical DNA is [A]= 0.30 and [G] = 0.24. A) What can you say about [T] and [C] for the same strand? B) What can you say about [A], [G], [T] and [C] of the complementary strand?
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