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If the distance between two consecutive base pairs is 0.34 nm and the total number of base pairs of a DNA double helix in a typical mammalian cell is 6.6×109bp bp, then the length of the DNA is approximately
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Options:
  • A 2.5 meters
  • B 2.2 meters
  • C 2.7 meters
  • D 2.0 meters
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 2.2 meters

Given the distance between two consecutive base pairs is 0.34 nm=0.34×10-9 m.

A total number of bases =6.6×109 bp.

Length of DNA = Total no. of bp×Distance between two consecutivebp

= 6.6×109×0.34×10-9

=2.24 m

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