Question

Question 15
Given that the average duplication time of E. coil is 20 minutes, how much time will two E. coli cells take to become 32 cells?

Answer 1

1 hour - 20 minutes

These are the 4 subsequent cell divisions to produce 16 cells and each division takes =20 min
No. of cells formed after each division is 2 to form 32 cells, the E.coli cells need to undergo 5 division cycles, ($2^5$ ) = 32 cells

The duration for each cycle is 20 mins.

Therefore, the total time required for 5 cycles is 20 X 5 =100 min or 1 hr 40 mins