Question

Chargaff's rule states that in an organism

[CBSE PMT 2003]

• A. Amounts of all bases are equal
• B. Amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of thymine (T) and the amount of guanine (G) is equal to that of cytosine (C)
• 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)
• D. Amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of cytosine (C) and the amount of thymine (T) is equal to guanine (G)

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Amount of adenine (A) is equal to that of thymine (T) and the amount of guanine (G) is equal to that of cytosine (C)

According to Chargaff's rule amount of adenine(A) is equal to that of thymin(T) and the amount of guanine(G) is equal to that of cytosine(C).