5. A light year is approximately 9.46 x 1012 kilometres. Calculate in light years, the approximate total length of DNA in all the undergraduate students studying at Cardiff University given that: (i) the human haploid genome comprises approx. 3.2 x 109 base-pairs (bp) DNA; (ii) 10 bp of DNA has a length of approx. 3.4 nm, (iii) an adult human is constructed from about 3.7 x 1013 cells (Bianconi et al, (2013), Ann Hum Biol 40, 463-471). (iv) There are approx. 23,800 undergraduate students at the University. Show your calculations in full.
5. A light year is approximately 9.46 x 1012 kilometres. Calculate in light years, the approximate total length of DNA in all the undergraduate students studying at Cardiff University given that: (i) the human haploid genome comprises approx. 3.2 x 109 base-pairs (bp) DNA; (ii) 10 bp of DNA has a length of approx. 3.4 nm, (iii) an adult human is constructed from about 3.7 x 1013 cells (Bianconi et al, (2013), Ann Hum Biol 40, 463-471). (iv) There are approx. 23,800 undergraduate students at the University. Show your calculations in full.
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Transcribed Image Text:5. A light year is approximately 9.46 x 1012 kilometres. Calculate in light years, the approximate total length of DNA in all the
undergraduate students studying at Cardiff University given that: (i) the human haploid genome comprises approx. 3.2 x
109 base-pairs (bp) DNA; (ii) 10 bp of DNA has a length of approx. 3.4 nm,(iii) an adult human is constructed from about 3.7
x 1013 cells (Bianconi et al, SEP (2013), Ann Hum Biol 40, 463-471). (iv) There are approx. 23,800 undergraduate students at
the University. SP Show your calculations in full.s
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