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How many base pairs per turn of the helix would most likely correspond to a positively supercoiled DNA molecule

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Answer: Five

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A positively supercoiled DNA is a overwound DNA. It forms a twisted shaped of figure eight. The lobes of the figure will appear rotated in clockwise or anticlockwise direction with respect to each other. The base pair per turn for the helix in positively supercoiled DNA molecule is five. This conformation of DNA inhibits the replication and transcription processes due to overwound nature of DNA.

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