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Chapter8: The Structure, Replication, And Chromosomal Organization Of Dna

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While studying the structure of a small gene that was recently sequenced during
the Human Genome Project, an investigator notices that one strand of the DNA
molecule contains 20 As, 25 Gs, 30 Cs, and 22 Ts. How many of each base is
found in the complete double-stranded molecule?

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