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Q.According to Chargaff's rule which one of the following is correct?
(a) G = T
(b) A = C
(c) A + G = T + C
(d) A + T / G + C = 1
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Chargaff's rule: A = T and G = C, so total purines = total pyrimidines, i.e. A + G = T + C — the answer is (c).
Chargaff's rule (Erwin Chargaff) states that in a double-stranded DNA:
- Amount of adenine = amount of thymine (), and
- Amount of guanine = amount of cytosine (). …
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