Q. If a length of DNA has 45,000 base pairs, how many complete turns will the DNA molecule take?

Q. If a length of DNA has 45,000 base pairs, how many complete turns will the DNA molecule take?

Q. If a length of DNA has 45,000 base pairs, how many complete turns will the DNA molecule take?

(a) 4500

(b) 45000

(c) 45

(d) 450

Solution :

Correct option : A 
Every turn of DNA has 10 bp per turn. Therefore, if the length of DNA has 45,000 bp, then the DNA molecule will have 4500 complete turns.

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