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Adenine constitutes 0.16 mole fraction in a given single-stranded DNA. What is the mole fraction of uracil in the resultant RNA, if this entire DNA fragment is transcribed?
Adenine constitutes 0.16 mole fraction in a given single-stranded DNA. What is the mole fraction of uracil in the resultant RNA, if this entire DNA fragment is transcribed?
Updated On: Jan 9, 2025
- 0.16
- 0.32
- 0.34
- 0.68
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In transcription, adenine in the DNA template pairs with uracil in RNA. Since adenine’s mole fraction in DNA is 0.16, uracil’s mole fraction in RNA will also be 0.16.
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