Chargaff's rule states that in an organism
- amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of thymine (T) and the amount of guanine (G) is equal to that of cytosine (C)
- amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of guanine (G) and the amount of thymine (T) is equal to that of cytosine (C)
- amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of cytosine (C) and the amount of thymine (T) is equal to that of guanine (G)
- amounts of all bases are equal
Answer
(1) amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of thymine (T) and the amount of guanine (G) is equal to that of cytosine (C)
Solution
In double-stranded DNA, adenine pairs with thymine (two H-bonds) and guanine pairs with cytosine (three H-bonds).
[A] = [T] and [G] = [C], i.e. purines = pyrimidines (Chargaff's rule).
Answer: (1)