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Double stranded DNA virus with 20000 base pairs has nucleotides

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20000

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10000

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666

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40000

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Solution

The correct option is D
40000

In a double-stranded DNA, the bases are in pairs; this means that 20000 base pairs will account for a total of 40000 bases and thus 40000 nucleotides.

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