Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1118918401
ISBN 13: 978-1-11891-840-1

Chapter 3 - Nucleotides, Nucleic Acids, and Genetic Information - Exercises - Page 78: 17

Answer

O. tauri: 8,000 genes/13,000 kb = 0.62 E. coli: 4,300 genes/4639 kb = 0.93 A. thaliana: 25,500 genes/ 119,200 kb = 0.21 The gene density of O. tauri is lower than E. coli, but greater than A. thaliana

Work Step by Step

To find gene density: # genes / # base pairs
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