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If the length of a DNA molecule is metres, what will be the approximate number of base pairs?
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The two chains of DNA are coiled in a right-handed helicle fashion. The pitch of the helix is nm and has a diameter of nm. In the B-form of DNA, the distance between a bp in a helix is approximately nm which means there are about nucleotides present in a complete turn.
The total length of DNA molecule in nm = nm.
The approximate number of base pairs =
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