Question
In an experiment, DNA is treated with a compound which tends to place itself amongst the stacks of nitrogenous base pairs. As a result of which the distance between two consecutive base increases, from 0.34nm to 0.44nm. Calculate the length of DNA double helix (which has 2 × 109 bp) in the presence of saturating amount of this compound.

Answer

2 × 109 × 0.44nm.

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