Biology homework question. thanks for the help
2007-02-21 11:32:50 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Six base pairs can have 6^4 = 1296 possible sequences.
60 base pairs can have 60^4 = 12960000 possible sequences
Our genomes have about 6,000,000,000 base pairs, for 6,000,000,000^4 = 1.296 x 10^39 possible sequences.
2007-02-21 11:43:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not only are there such a high number of combinations for individual codons, the sequences don't have a specific size they have to stick to.
They can be anywhere from one amino acid (as in aspartame) long, to an unlimited length. There are documented cases of proteins more than a few thousand amino acids long.
Feel free to contact me for more help, or if you want a clearer explanation.
2007-02-21 11:44:19 · answer #2 · answered by toothpickgurl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because the length of the nucleotide can exist is unlimited...making the possible nucleotide sequences unlimited
2007-02-21 12:11:02 · answer #3 · answered by lam_tensai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋