From a hospital patient affected with a mysterious illness, cells were isolated, cultured and purified its DNA. The DNA samples obtained from the cultures contain 2 different DNA, a double strand and a single strand viral DNA. The base composition of the 2 purified DNA samples were the following result:  Which test tube is the human DNA present? Justify your answer.

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From a hospital patient affected with a mysterious illness, cells were isolated, cultured and purified its DNA. The DNA samples obtained from the cultures contain 2 different DNA, a double strand and a single strand viral DNA. The base composition of the 2 purified DNA samples were the following result: 

Which test tube is the human DNA present? Justify your answer.

Adenine (%)
Cytosine (%)
Guanine (%)
27.9
Thymine (%)
22.1
Test tubel
22.1
27.9
Test tube 2
31.3
31.1
18.7
18.7
Transcribed Image Text:Adenine (%) Cytosine (%) Guanine (%) 27.9 Thymine (%) 22.1 Test tubel 22.1 27.9 Test tube 2 31.3 31.1 18.7 18.7
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