Question
The table below shows the percentages of bases in a DNA sample. How much Thymine (T) should you expect to find in the sample? CHOOSE ONE ANSWER
a
22%
b
24%
c
28%
d
44%
a
22%
b
24%
c
28%
d
44%
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
In a DNA sample, the amount of thymine (T) is equal to the amount of adenine (A) due to base pairing (A pairs with T), and the amount of cytosine (C) is equal to the amount of guanine (G) (C pairs with G).
Since the total percentage of all four bases (A, T, C, G) must equal 100%, we can use the following relationships:
1. A + T = 100% - (C + G)
2. A = T
3. C = G
If you have the percentages for C and G, you can directly calculate T. However, if you do not have that information, we would need the details of A, C, or G to continue.
Please provide the percentages for at least one other base (A, C, or G) in the sample for a more accurate calculation. If it's not available, we cannot definitively answer the question based on the options provided.
Since the total percentage of all four bases (A, T, C, G) must equal 100%, we can use the following relationships:
1. A + T = 100% - (C + G)
2. A = T
3. C = G
If you have the percentages for C and G, you can directly calculate T. However, if you do not have that information, we would need the details of A, C, or G to continue.
Please provide the percentages for at least one other base (A, C, or G) in the sample for a more accurate calculation. If it's not available, we cannot definitively answer the question based on the options provided.