Assume that a section of double stranded DNA contains 100 base pairs. if 40 of the pairs contain baseC how many of the pairs would contain base A?

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Tanya Fritz

21 November, 23:56

Assume that a section of double stranded DNA contains 100 base pairs. if 40 of the pairs contain baseC how many of the pairs would contain base A?

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Jayvon Pollard · Answer 1

60 pairs, because A and T are pairs, and C and G are pairs, and since there are only 2 different pairs, they both have to add up tobe 100, so 100-40=60