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Molecular weight of E. Coli DNA is `3.1xx10^(9)` g/mol. Average molecular weight of nucleotide pair is 660 g/mol and each nucleotide pair contirbutes ot 0.34 nm to the length of DNA. The length of E. coli DNA molecule will be approximately

A

0.8 nm

B

1.6 nm

C

`1.6 mum`

D

`1.6 mm`

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The correct Answer is:
C
`(3.1xx10^(9))/(660)xx0.34`
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