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Solutions For An Introduction to Genetic Analysis Chapter 1 Problem 19P

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Based on the given data, the dimensions of the page are with margins on all sides. So, each page can have letters on a line and lines on one side of page. Therefore, each page has base pairs on one side. The human genome is 3 billion base pairs in length, so the number base pairs are.

a.

Therefore, by dividing number of base pairs per page and number of base pairs of human genome, one can get

Thus, sheets are required to print out the human genome.

b.

The given ream has 500 papers with about 5 centimeters thickness. So, each page can have letters on a line and lines on one side of page. Therefore, each page has base pairs on one side.

Let the length of the ream be “l.” So, the total number of base pairs in a page.

Thus, the tall stack of paper with the entire length of human genome would be 184 meters.

c.

The obtained length of paper stack is greater than the height of statue of liberty. Hence, one would need a semitrailer truck to haul around the stack.

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