MyQuestionIcon

1

You visited us 1 times! Enjoying our articles? Unlock Full Access!

DNA Double Helix

Length of DNA...

Question

Length of DNA segment having 200 nitrogen bases is _______.

A

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

B

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

C

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

D

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is B
In 1 full turn of DNA with a length of $34 A^{\circ}$ has 10 base pairs or 20 bases. Now length of a DNA segment having 200 bases is
$34 A^{\circ} - 10 b p i n d s D N A o r 20 b a s e s$

$x - 200 b a s e s i n D N A \frac{200 \times 34}{20} = 340 A^{\circ}$

Suggest Corrections

thumbs-up

14

Similar questions

Q. Length of DNA segment having 200 nitrogen bases is _______.

340

^{\circ} A

long segment of DNA molecule has

20

thymine nitrogenous bases, what will be the number of guanine nitrogen bases in the same segment?

Q. A segment of DNA contains 1200 nucleotides, of which 200 have adenine base. How many cytosine bases are present in this segment of DNA?

Q. What is the length of human DNA containing

6.6 \times 10^{9}

bp nitrogen bases?

Q. In a DNA segment having six coils, there are 22 nitrogen base pairs linked by two hydrogen bonds. How many cytosine bases are found in that segment?

View More

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

similar_icon

Related Videos

lock

Nucleic Acids

BIOLOGY

Watch in App

explore_more_icon

Explore more

DNA Double Helix

Standard XII Biology

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

CrossIcon