NEET 2003
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2003
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Biomolecules
NEET 2003 · Chemistry · Biomolecules
Chargaff's rule states that in an organism
Chargaff's rule states that in an organism
Options
- Aamount of adenine (A) is equal to that of thymine and the amount of guanine is equal to that of cytosine (C)
- Bamount of adenine (A) is equal to that of guanine (G) and the amount of thymine is equal to that of cytosine (C)
- Camount of adenine (A) is equal to that of cytosine and the amount of thymine is equal to that of guanine (G)
- Damounts of all bases are equal
Correct answer
A. amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of thymine and the amount of guanine is equal to that of cytosine (C)
Step-by-step solution
Chargaff rule states that in DNA there is always equality in quantity between the bases and and between the bases and .
Related Theory
In all the species the molar ratios and , and that ratio was typically less than the unity with is less abundant.