he figure shows that the average distance between base pairs measured parallel to the axis of a DNA molecule is 3.4 Å. The average molar mass of a pair of nucleotides is 650 g-mol-1. Estimate the length in cm of a DNA molecu olar mass 5.1x10° g-mol-1, D 26 v cm oughly how many base pairs are contained in this molecule? 784615 x base pairs

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The figure shows that the average distance between base pairs measured parallel to the axis of a DNA molecule is 3.4 Å. The average molar mass of a pair of nucleotides is 650 g•mol-1. Estimate the length in cm of a DNA molecule of
molar mass 5.1x109
4.0 .26
g•mol-1.
cm
Roughly how many base pairs are contained in this molecule?
[4.0 784615
x base pairs
CG
G C
OH
TA
Thymine
Adenine
H.
H.
OH
CH2
N-H.......O
CH3
H
H
N……·H–N
HLH
TA
OH
0-P
H2C
CG
G C
H.
CH2
Guanine
H
OH
Cytosine
...
H-N
TA
AT
H'
N.....H-N
HLH
N-H.......O
H2C
OH
H
-o.
-P3D0
TA
0-
OH
H.
-CH2
(b) The most common structure of DNA, which is a right-handed double helix. The two strands are held together by hydrogen bonds
(a) Base-pair formation between adenine (A) and thymine (T) and between cytosine (C) and
guanine (G).
and other intermolecular forces.
Transcribed Image Text:The figure shows that the average distance between base pairs measured parallel to the axis of a DNA molecule is 3.4 Å. The average molar mass of a pair of nucleotides is 650 g•mol-1. Estimate the length in cm of a DNA molecule of molar mass 5.1x109 4.0 .26 g•mol-1. cm Roughly how many base pairs are contained in this molecule? [4.0 784615 x base pairs CG G C OH TA Thymine Adenine H. H. OH CH2 N-H.......O CH3 H H N……·H–N HLH TA OH 0-P H2C CG G C H. CH2 Guanine H OH Cytosine ... H-N TA AT H' N.....H-N HLH N-H.......O H2C OH H -o. -P3D0 TA 0- OH H. -CH2 (b) The most common structure of DNA, which is a right-handed double helix. The two strands are held together by hydrogen bonds (a) Base-pair formation between adenine (A) and thymine (T) and between cytosine (C) and guanine (G). and other intermolecular forces.
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