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How many base pairs are present in Escherichia coli?(a) 9856 bases(b) 4.6 x 10^6 bp(c) 3.3 x 10^9 bp(d) 10,000 basesI had been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.Question is taken from Molecular Basis of Inheritance in division Molecular Basis of Inheritance of Biology – Class 12

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Right CHOICE is (b) 4.6 X 10^6 bp

To explain: The number of base PAIRS or the number of nucleotides PRESENT in the bacterium, Escherichia coli are 4.6 x 10^6 base pairs. The number of base pairs present in HUMAN beings is 3.3 x 10^9.



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