The human genome has 3.2 × 109 nucleotide pairs. At its peak, the Human Genome Project was generating raw nucleotide sequences at a rate of 1000 nucleotides per second

At the rate of 1000 nucleotides per second, how long would it take to generate 3.2 × 109 nucleotides of sequence?


It would take approximately 37 days; 60 seconds/minute means 86400 seconds in a day. At peak rate, you can obtain 86,400,000 nucleotides per day.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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