If the distance between two consecutive base pairs is 0 . 34 nm and the total number of base pairs of a DNA…

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
  1. 2.5 meters
  2. 2.2 meters
  3. 2.7 meters
  4. 2.0 meters

Solution

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

Asked in: NEET 2020 (Phase 1)

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