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NEET 2020
Exam
NEET
Year
2020
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Molecular Basis of Inheritance

NEET 2020 · Zoology · Molecular Basis of Inheritance

If the distance between two consecutive base pairs is 0 . 34nm and...

If the distance between two consecutive base pairs is 0.34nm0 . 34nm and the total number of base pairs of a DNA double helix in a typical mammalian cell is 6.6×109bp6 . 6 \times {10}^{9}bp bp, then the length of the DNA is approximately

Options

  1. A2.52 . 5 meters
  2. B2.22 . 2 meters
  3. C2.72 . 7 meters
  4. D2.02 . 0 meters

Correct answer

B. 2.22 . 2 meters

Step-by-step solution

Given the distance between two consecutive base pairs is 0.34nm=0.34×10−9m0 . 34nm = 0 . 34 \times {10}^{- 9}m.

A total number of bases =6.6×109bp= 6 . 6 \times {10}^{9}bp.

Length of DNA = Total no. of bp×bp \timesDistance between two consecutivebpbp

=6.6×109×0.34×10−9= 6 . 6 \times {10}^{9} \times 0 . 34 \times {10}^{- 9}

=2.24m= 2 . 24m

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