A bacterium has a genome of size 6 million base pairs. If the average ...
Calculation:
Given:
- Genome size = 6 million base pairs
- Rate of DNA synthesis = 1000 base pairs/second
To find:
- Time taken for replication of the genome
Formula:
The time taken for replication can be calculated using the formula:
Time taken = Genome size / Rate of DNA synthesis
Substituting the given values:
Genome size = 6 million base pairs
Rate of DNA synthesis = 1000 base pairs/second
Time taken = 6 million base pairs / 1000 base pairs/second
Simplifying the equation:
Time taken = 6 million / 1000 seconds
We know that there are 60 seconds in a minute, so we can convert the time taken to minutes by dividing it by 60.
Time taken = (6 million / 1000) / 60 minutes
Time taken = 6000 / 60 minutes
Time taken = 100 minutes
Explanation:
The bacterium has a genome size of 6 million base pairs. The rate of DNA synthesis is 1000 base pairs per second. To find the time taken for replication of the genome, we can use the formula Time taken = Genome size / Rate of DNA synthesis.
By substituting the given values into the formula, we get Time taken = 6 million / 1000 seconds. Simplifying the equation further, we divide 6 million by 1000 to get 6000. Since there are 60 seconds in a minute, we divide 6000 by 60 to convert the time taken to minutes.
Therefore, the time taken for replication of the genome is 100 minutes.