By applying an equation formulated by Shannon,the information content of a polymer such as DNA or protein depends on its:
A) number of monomers in the polymer
B) number of discrete monomers (e.g.number of different bases or amino acids)
C) number of discrete monomers and total number of monomers in the polymer
D) three-dimensional structure of the polymer
E) three-dimensional structure of the polymer and number of discrete monomers

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The information content of a polymer like DNA or protein, according to Shannon's equation, depends on both the number of discrete monomers (e.g., the number of different bases or amino acids) and the total number of monomers in the polymer. This is because the variety of monomers and their quantity together determine the complexity and potential information encoded in the sequence.

By Applying an Equation Formulated by Shannon,the Information Content of a Polymer