Biology & Life Sciences
Intermediate

GC Content

Proportion of G and C bases in DNA.

Formula

%GC=G+CA+T+G+C×100\%GC = \frac{G + C}{A + T + G + C} \times 100

Variables

A,T,G,CBase counts

Did You Know?

DNA rich in G-C pairs is more heat-stable, since those pairs share three hydrogen bonds instead of two.

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