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Nam D.
Feb 14, 2018

Please refer to the explanation below.

Explanation:

In a DNA strand or a gene, the number of adenine and thymine bases are equal to one another, while the number of cytosine and guanine bases are also equal to one another. That is because each purine (adenine and guanine) base pairs up with a pyrimidine (thymine and cytosine) base, respectively.

So, if a particular gene has #100# bases in total, and #24# adenine bases, then there will be #24# thymine bases. So, there are #100-24-24=52# bases left. Since the number of cytosine and guanine bases are equal, then there are #52/2=26# cytosine bases and #26# guanine bases.

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