(a) How many four-element DNA chains are possible? DNA chains (b) How many n-element DNA chains are possible? DNA chains

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the basic building block of reproduction in living things. A DNA chain is a sequence of chemicals called bases. There are four possible bases: thymine (T), cytosine (C), adenine (A), and guanine (G).
(a) How many four-element DNA chains are possible?
DNA chains
(b) How many n-element DNA chains are possible?
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(c) A human DNA chain has p = 2.1 x 1010 elements. How many human DNA chains are possible? (Enter your answer in terms of p.)
DNA chains
Transcribed Image Text:DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the basic building block of reproduction in living things. A DNA chain is a sequence of chemicals called bases. There are four possible bases: thymine (T), cytosine (C), adenine (A), and guanine (G). (a) How many four-element DNA chains are possible? DNA chains (b) How many n-element DNA chains are possible? DNA chains (c) A human DNA chain has p = 2.1 x 1010 elements. How many human DNA chains are possible? (Enter your answer in terms of p.) DNA chains
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