In DNA when AGCT occurs, their association is as per which of the following pair ?

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In DNA when AGCT occurs, their association is as per which of the following pair ? (A) AC-GT (B) AG-CT (C) AT-GC (D) All of these

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Purine associate with pyrimidine. Adenine and guanine are purine while thymine and cytosine are pyrimidine. Thus, adenine will pair with thymine and guanine will pair with cytosin A = T and G = C.

Q. In DNA when AGCT occurs, their association is as per which of the following pair ?

AC-GT

AG-CT

AT-GC

All of these

Purine associate with pyrimidine. Adenine and guanine are purine while thymine and cytosine are pyrimidine. Thus, adenine will pair with thymine and guanine will pair with cytosin A = T and G = C.