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How is the length of DNA calculated?

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The length of DNA is measured in base pairs. The length of DNA in a typical mammalian cell is calculated by multiplying the total number of base pairs with the distance between two consecutive base pairs
The distance between two consecutive base pairs is taken as 0.34 nm or 0.34x 10 ^-9.

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