E. coli DNA polymerase III replicates DNA at a high catalytic rate and fidelity. The catalytic rate of DNA polymerase III is 1000 nucleotides per second. In B?DNA, there are 10.4 nucleotides per turn. How fast does template DNA spin at the replication fork in E. coli?
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Given that the catalytic rate of DNA polymerase III is 1000 nucleotides per second, and there are 10.4 nucleotides per turn in B-DNA, we can calculate the number of turns per second as follows: 1000 nucleotides/second / 10.4 nucleotides/turn = 96.15 turns/second Show more…
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