Essential Genetics 6th Edition by Daniel Hartl

Exercise 1

Consider a duplex molecule of length 10 Mb that has only one origin of replication located exactly in the middle. If replication proceeds bidirectionally, estimate the time needed for replication of this molecule, assuming that the rate of DNA synthesis is:
(a) 1500 nucleotide pairs per second (typical of bacterial cells)
(b) 50 nucleotide pairs per second (typical of eukaryotic cells)