Question

How many base pairs are in DNA?

Answer 1

Base pairs in DNA:

1. DNA or Deoxyribose Nucleic acid is made up of a ribose sugar, phosphate group and a nitrogen base(four base pairs, namely ATGC), called together a nucleotide.
2. The length of DNA is measured in terms of base pairs or bp.
3. The haploid human genome consists of 3.2 billion bases containing 20,000–25,000 protein-coding genes.
4. The total number of base pairs of DNA is assumed to be about 5.0×10³⁷, weighing 50 billion tonnes.

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