In the DNA double helix G/A is equal to
A. C/G
B. C/A
C. T/A
D. C/T
Answer: Option D
Solution(By Examveda Team)
In the DNA double helix, G/A is equal to C/T.Chargaff's rules state that in the DNA of any species and any organism, the amount of guanine should be equal to the amount of cytosine and the amount of adenine should be equal to the amount of thymine.
This pattern is found in both strands of the DNA. They were discovered by Austrian-born chemist Erwin Chargaff, in the late 1940s.
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