Question

The rule that in a DNA the amount of adenine equals to that of the thymine and that of guanine equals to that of cytosine is known as

• A. Allen’s rule
• B. Jordan’s rule
• C. Chargaff’s rule
• D. Stahl’s rule.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Chargaff’s rule

Chargaff's rules states that DNA from any cell of all organisms should have a 1:1 ratio of pyrimidine and purine bases and, more specifically, that the amount of guanine is equal to cytosine and the amount of adenine is equal to thymine.