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E.Coli. has only 4.6 \times 10^6 base pairs and completes the process of replication within 18 minutes; then the average rate of polymerization is approximately

 

Option: 1

3000 base pairs /second


Option: 2

4000  base pairs /second


Option: 3

1000  base pairs /second


Option: 4

2000  base pairs /second


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E. coli has only 4.6 ×106 bp and completes the process of replication within 18 minutes. 
Rate of polymerization = nucleotides / time 
= 4.6 ×106 / 18 * 60
= 4259 bp per second

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