Chemistry Class 12
Solutions to CBSE Sample Paper - Chemistry Class 12

How can Chargaff’s rule be used to infer that the genetic material of an organism is double- helix or single- helix?

 

Answer:

According to Charagraff rule, all double helix DNA will have the same amount of A and T as well as C will be same amount as G. If this is not the case then the helix is single stranded.

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