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The Genome of Streptomyces Coelicolor has a High CG Content;

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The genome of Streptomyces coelicolor has a high CG content; about 72% of base pairs are GC. Compared with a sequence with 50% G and C, how would the high GC content of S. coelicolor affect the number of fragments obtained by digestion of its DNA with the restriction enzyme DraI (restriction site 5-TTTAAA-3 ) ?


A) more than would be expected from a random sequence
B) less than would be expected from a random sequence
C) approximately the same number that would be expected from a random sequence
D) It is not possible to determine from the information provided.

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