Organism Tissue % Adenine % Guanine % Cytosine % Thymine Yeast   31.3 18.7 17.1 32.9 Sea urchin Blood cells 32.8 17.7 18.4 32.1 Rat Bone marrow 28.6 21.4 21.5 28.4 Human Thymus 30.9 19.9 19.8 29.4 Human White blood cells 30.3 19.5 19.9 30.3 Compare the composition of the DNA in the different organisms. Describe any similarities or differences you observe.

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Organism

Tissue

% Adenine

% Guanine

% Cytosine

% Thymine

Yeast

 

31.3

18.7

17.1

32.9

Sea urchin

Blood cells

32.8

17.7

18.4

32.1

Rat

Bone marrow

28.6

21.4

21.5

28.4

Human

Thymus

30.9

19.9

19.8

29.4

Human

White blood cells

30.3

19.5

19.9

30.3

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