T & G
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Chargaff found that the ratio of A = T and C = G, and that the percentage content of A, T, G, and C is different for different species.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
The tubes are labeled as A, T, G, and C according to the ddNTP added.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Dr. Carpten explained that there were three billion symbols, made from four letters — A, T, G and C — in just one cell’s DNA.
From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2012
Researchers simply needed some time to look over the genetic code and figure out which A, T, G, and C combinations were unusual and disease-causing.
From BusinessWeek • Apr. 28, 2011
After coffee, Watson capitulated: perhaps the backbone was on the outside, and the bases—A, T, G, and C—faced in, apposed against each other.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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