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Genetics: Analysis and Principles 5th Edition by Robert Brooker

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0073525341
book Genetics: Analysis and Principles 5th Edition by Robert Brooker cover

Genetics: Analysis and Principles 5th Edition by Robert Brooker

Edition 5ISBN: 978-0073525341
Exercise 49
A short genetic sequence, which may be recognized by primase, is repeated many times throughout the E. coli chromosome. Researchers have hypothesized that primase may recognize this sequence as a site to begin the synthesis of an RNA primer for DNA replication. The E. coli chromosome is roughly 4.6 million bp in length. How many copies of the primase recognition sequence would be necessary to replicate the entire E. coli chromosome
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