Number of (approximately) genes in E. coli are

4000

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6000

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10000

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18000

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Solution

The correct option is B 6000
Coli, Salmonella species, or Bacillus species, usually have 1500 to 6000 proteins encoded in their DNA, pathogenic bacteria often have as few as 500 to 1000 such proteins.
Therefore B is the correct option.

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