The analysis of the nitrogenous bases of the nucleic acid of a newly discovered virus showed 20% adenine, 40% guanine, 10th% thy

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mine, and 30% cytosine. The viral nucleic acid is most likely___________.

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Delvig [45] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-21T01:52:36+03:00

Answer: The viral nucleic acid is most likely Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Explanation:

Unlike ribonucleic acid (RNA) where uracil can be found, thymine alongside adenine, cytosine and guanine are only found in DNA.

Thus, the presence of 10% thymine in the newly discovered virus makes its analyzed nucleic acid to be deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)