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The figure shows that the average distance between base pairs measured parallel to the axis of a DNA molecule is 3.4 A. The average molar mass of a pair of nucleotides is 650 g-mol-1, Estimate the length in cm of a DNA molecule of molar mass 5.1x109 g-mol-1. |cm Roughly how many base pairs are contained in this molecule? D 7.1e6 x base pairs GC Adenine H Thymine OH CH2 N-H CH, HIH O H-N -N- N HH HC OH OH CH Cytosine Guanine GC O H-N H H. AT H-N HH O-P-0- N-H O OH HCo. G C Он (a) Base-pair formation between adenine (A) and thymine (T) and between cytosine (C) and guanine (G). (b) The most common structure of DNA, which is a right-handed double helix. The two strands are held together by hydrogen bonds and other intermolecular forces.

The figure shows that the average distance between base pairs measured parallel to the axis of a DNA molecule is 3.4 A. The average molar mass of a pair of nucleotides is 650 g-mol-1, Estimate the length in cm of a DNA molecule of molar mass 5.1x109 g-mol-1. |cm Roughly how many base pairs are contained in this molecule? D 7.1e6 x base pairs GC Adenine H Thymine OH CH2 N-H CH, HIH O H-N -N- N HH HC OH OH CH Cytosine Guanine GC O H-N H H. AT H-N HH O-P-0- N-H O OH HCo. G C Он (a) Base-pair formation between adenine (A) and thymine (T) and between cytosine (C) and guanine (G). (b) The most common structure of DNA, which is a right-handed double helix. The two strands are held together by hydrogen bonds and other intermolecular forces.

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The figure shows that the average distance between base pairs measured parallel to the axis of a DNA molecule is 3.4 Å. The average molar mass of a pair of nucleotides is 650 g•mol-1. Estimate the length in cm of a DNA molecule of molar mass 5.1x109 g•mol-1. 4.0 cm Roughly how many base pairs are contained in this molecule? 4.0 7.1e6 X base pairs AT CG OH O-P=D0 G C TA Adenine Thymine OH CH2 N-H.......O CH3 H -N N..... G C H A Он C G G C TA AT OH CH2 Cytosine Guanine H. O.......H-N H H' H N…**H-N HLH O N-H..... H2C OH TA OH CH2 (b) The most common structure of DNA, which is a right-handed double helix. The two strands are held together by hydrogen bonds and other intermolecular forces. (a) Base-pair formation between adenine (A) and thymine (T) and between cytosine (C) and guanine (G).
Transcribed Image Text:The figure shows that the average distance between base pairs measured parallel to the axis of a DNA molecule is 3.4 Å. The average molar mass of a pair of nucleotides is 650 g•mol-1. Estimate the length in cm of a DNA molecule of molar mass 5.1x109 g•mol-1. 4.0 cm Roughly how many base pairs are contained in this molecule? 4.0 7.1e6 X base pairs AT CG OH O-P=D0 G C TA Adenine Thymine OH CH2 N-H.......O CH3 H -N N..... G C H A Он C G G C TA AT OH CH2 Cytosine Guanine H. O.......H-N H H' H N…**H-N HLH O N-H..... H2C OH TA OH CH2 (b) The most common structure of DNA, which is a right-handed double helix. The two strands are held together by hydrogen bonds and other intermolecular forces. (a) Base-pair formation between adenine (A) and thymine (T) and between cytosine (C) and guanine (G).
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