The E. coli chromosome is a circular double-stranded DNA, 4.6 × 106 in length. If the superhelical density (?) is

-0.05, what is the linking number for this supercoiled molecule?

A. 460,000
B. 438,095
C. 416,190
D. 219,050
E. 21,905


C

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