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A sample of human DNA is subjected to increasing temperature until major portion of the sample melts. A small portion of the DNA requires even higher temperature compared to rest of the sample. This may be having higher content of

A
Adenine and guanine
B
Cytosine and guanine
C
Cytosine and thymine
D
Adenine and thymine
High-Yield Explanation
C and G have three hydrogen bonds compared to A and T which have two hydrogen bonds. Hence C-G base pair rich, DNA has high melting temperature.

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