Q. The length of DNA having 23 base pair is

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Solution:

DNA is helically coiled macromolecule made up of two antiparallel polydeoxyribonucleotide chains held together by hydrogen bonds. One turn of spiral has a distance of It contains 10 nudeotides in each chain so that the distance between adjacent nucleorides is Hence, the length of DNA having 23 base pairs is