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Molecular Basis of Inheritance
Chargaff's rules
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- Base percentages in DNA
- Base ratio characteristic of a species
- Chargaff's rules
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2022 Phase 2 1 question
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If A and C make 30% and 20% of DNA, respectively, what will be the percentage composition of T and G?According to Chargaff's rules, A = T and G = C. So T = 30% and G = 20%.
2004 AIPMT 1 question
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The following ratio is generally constant for a given species :-Chargaff's rules for double stranded DNA: A = T and G = C.
From these, purines = pyrimidines: $A + G = C + T$. So $\dfrac{A + G}{C + T} = 1$, and similarly $\dfrac{T + C}{G + A} = 1$ and $\dfrac{A + C}{T + G} = 1$. These ratios are 1 for every organism, so they do not distinguish species.
However, the ratio $\dfrac{G + C}{A + T}$ (or $\dfrac{A + T}{G + C}$) is different for different species but remains the same (constant) for all members of a given species. It is characteristic of the species.
So the ratio that is generally constant for a given species is $\dfrac{G + C}{A + T}$.
2002 AIPMT 1 question
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In a DNA percentage of thymine is 20% then what is the percentage of guanine : -By Chargaff's rule, in double-stranded DNA: A = T and G = C.
T = 20 percent, so A = 20 percent. A + T = 40 percent.
G + C = 100 $-$ 40 = 60 percent, and since G = C, G = 30 percent.
So the percentage of guanine is 30%.
