Question

If transcription progresses at the rate of 40 nucleotides per second, how long it would take to transcribe a sequence that is 3.6 x 10⁴ bases long? group of answer choices

a. 15 minutes
b. 11 minutes
c. 110 seconds
d. 90 seconds

Answer 1

It would take 900 seconds or 15 minutes to transcribe a sequence that is 3.6 x 10^4 bases long at a rate of 40 nucleotides per second.

Step-by-step explanation:

The rate of transcription is 40 nucleotides per second. To find out how long it would take to transcribe a sequence that is 3.6 x 104 bases long, we can divide the length of the sequence by the rate of transcription:

Duration = Length / Rate

Duration = (3.6 x 104) / 40

Duration = 900 seconds

Therefore, it would take 900 seconds or 15 minutes to transcribe the given sequence.