NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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Question
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Within Archaea and bacteria, one megabase pair (Mbp) of DNA encodes about ____ open reading frames.
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10
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10, 000
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100
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1, 000
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -However, there are actually six reading frames: three on the positive strand, and three (which are read in the reverse direction) on the negative strand.
Detailed explanation-2: -6; Each strand of DNA has six possible reading frames. A reading frame is a series of 3 bases (codons) that can be used to predict an open reading frame.
Detailed explanation-3: -A double-stranded DNA molecule has six reading frames.
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