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A segment of DNA molecule comlprises of 546 nucleotides. How many cytosine nucleotides would be present in it if the number of adenine nucleotide is 96?

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 

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Number of Nucleotides = 546

Number of adenine nucleotides = 96

The number of adenine = Number of Thymine

The number of thymine = 96

A + T = 192

Therefore, Guanine + Cytosine = 546-192=354

Number of cytosine nucleotides = \frac{354}{2}=177

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