Question

Which conclusion can be drawn from the experimental observation that a single strand of DNA contains 2100 dA residues and 1800 dT residues?

Answer 1

a. There must have been some loss of material in the extraction because the number of dA and dT residues must be the same.

b. This is a palindromic sequence.

c. There must be 2100 dT and 1800 dA residues on the complementary strand.

d. This must be prokaryotic DNA

e. None of these

Answer:

c. There must be 2100 dT and 1800 dA residues on the complementary strand.