Multiple choice

Which of the following microorganisms have least G + C moles %?

  1. Bacillus subtilis

  2. Escherichia coli

  3. Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  4. Spirillum linum

  5. Staphylococcus aureus

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D Correct answer
Explanation

In molecular biology and genetics, guanine-cytosine content (GC-content) is the percentage of nitrogenous bases on a DNA molecule that are either guanine or cytosine. DNA with high GC-content is more stable than DNA with low GC-content. Among given microbes Spirillum linum have least G+C moles % (28-30).