Question

How many base pairs are present in Escherichia coli?

(a) 9856 bases

(b) 4.6 x 10^6 bp

(c) 3.3 x 10^9 bp

(d) 10,000 bases

I had been asked this question by my college director while I was bunking the class.

Question is taken from Molecular Basis of Inheritance in division Molecular Basis of Inheritance of Biology – Class 12

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) 4.6 x 10^6 bp

To explain: The number of base pairs or the number of nucleotides present in the bacterium, Escherichia coli are 4.6 x 10^6 base pairs. The number of base pairs present in human beings is 3.3 x 10^9.