The Human Genome Has 3 × 10⁹ Base Pairs (Bp)

Multiple Choice

The human genome has 3 × 10⁹ base pairs (bp) of DNA If this were one continuous molecule and extended such that each nucleotide was separated from the adjacent nucleotide by 4 Å, as proposed in the Watson and Crick model, what would the end-to-end distance be?

A) 1 meter
B) 1 centimeter
C) 1000 centimeters
D) 10¹⁴ Å