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Roughly how many base pairs are there in each turn of the DNA helix?
A5 bp
B20 bp
C34 bp
D10 bp
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 10 bp
A 3.4 nm pitch divided by 0.34 nm per base pair gives about ten base pairs per turn.
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