Question

You predict nucleotide quantities in a hypothetical scenario with more than four different types of nucleotides? An alien species was discovered that has DNA comprised of 6 different bases: G binds to C; A binds to T: and X binds to Y. Approximately 16% of this alien genome is comprised of nucleotides containing C, and 22% is comprised of nucleotides containing Y. Given this information, calculate the percentage of the alien genome that is comprised of nucleotides containing G, T, A, and X.
a. _____% of the alien genome is comprised of G.
b. _____% of the alien genome is comprised of T.
c. _____% of the alien genome is comprised of A.
d. _____% of the alien genome is comprised of X.

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer is 16, 14, 14 and 22 respectively.

Explanation:

In the question we are given the information on which base binds to which base and we can calculate the percentages from there.

If 16 percent of the alien genome is comprised of nucleotides containing C and if C binds to G then

A) 16% of the alien genome is comprised of G.

If 22 percent of the alien genome is comprised of nucleotides containing Y and if Y binds to X then

D) 22% of the alien genome is comprised of X.

The total percentage of G, C, Y and X is 72% which means that T and A make up the rest of the 28% of the alien genome and since T and A bind to each other then

B) 14% of the alien genome is comprised of T.

C) 14% of the alien genome is comprised of A.

I hope this answer helps.

Answer 2

Answer:

• 16% of the alien genome is comprised of G

• 12% of the alien genome is comprised of T

• 12% of the alien genome is comprised of A

• 22% of the alien genome is comprised of X

Explanation:

As given in the question above , we see that each nucleotide is complimentary to the other nucleotide, there cannot be an excess of one than the other.

Let's say,

C — G,

Meaning that the amount of C = the amount of G

So in the occurrence of approximately 16% of C in the genome implies that there is approximately 16% composition of G (for it to bond to) as it's pair.

The same logic comes in handy to determine the amount of nucleotide X present.

If Y binds to X

And approximately 22% of nucleotide Y is present, then the same percentage complement of nucleotide X is expected to be present say 22%.

Now all of the nucleotides have to add up to 100%, so:

A + T + G + C + X + Y = 100%

A + T + (16%) + (16%) + (22%) + (22%) = 100%

A + T = 24%

Given that A – T,

and A=T

Therefore, the amount of A is 12%, and the amount of T is also 12%.