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DNA Replication in Human Cells Occurs at a Rate of About

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DNA replication in human cells occurs at a rate of about 50 base pairs per second, and the length of the longest human chromosome (chromosome 1) is 249 Mb. If DNA replication took place continuously from one end of chromosome 1 to the other, it would take approximately:


A) 2 seconds.
B) 2 minutes.
C) 2 hours.
D) 2 days.
E) 2 months.

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