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Calculate the number of weak hydrogen bonds in a DNA strand long with 15% thymine bases.
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162
DNA length of one turn is . It means one turn contains 10 base pairs. So base pairs.
Hence, base pairs. As given 15% is thymine thymine.
Thymine pairs with adenine and hence adenine is also 9. So AT is total of 18. Total .
Total hydrogen bonds (AT shows double bond and GC shows triple bond)
Hence, base pairs. As given 15% is thymine thymine.
Thymine pairs with adenine and hence adenine is also 9. So AT is total of 18. Total .
Total hydrogen bonds (AT shows double bond and GC shows triple bond)
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