MCAT Question of the Day
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    Q:

    		 A strand-break temperature for a particular DNA molecule is defined as a temperature at which exactly 50% of the A-T bonds in a strand of DNA are split. If this temperature is 120 degrees celcius for a particular DNA strand, which of the following is true?
    		 

    A

    		 greater than 50% of the C-G strands will be broken at the strand break temperature

    B

    		 less than 50% of the C-G strands will be broken at the strand break temperature

    C

    		 exactly 50% of the C-G strands will be broken at the strand break temperature

    D

    		 we cannot know the status of the C-G strands from the information provided



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