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Record 1 2013-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

The amount of guanine (G) + cytosine (C) divided by the amount of adenine (A) + thymine (T) + guanine + cytosine in a sample of deoxyribonucleic acid, usually expressed as mole percent of G + C. It has a range of about 22-75 percent for bacterial DNA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Teneur du DNA en guanine + cytosine, généralement exprimée en pourcentage de ces deux bases par rapport à la somme totale des bases dans un DNA donné.

Spanish

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