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If 22% of the nucleotides of a DNA molecule are deoxyadenosine and during replication the relative amounts of available deoxynucleoside triphosphates are 22% dATP, 22% dCTP, 28% dGTP and 28% dTTP, which will be limiting to the replication?

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BASE
SIZE
ADENINE ( A ) BIG
GUANINE ( G ) BIG
CYTOSINE ( C ) SMALL
THYMINE ( T ) SMALL

THE FOLLOWING PATTERNS ARE SEEN:
A = T
G = C

The energy released by hydrolysis of ...

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