Multiple choice

Arrange the following organisms in increasing order of genome size.

  1. Borrelia burgdorferi 2. Helicobacter pylori 3. Mycoplasma pneumoniae 4. Treponema pallidum

  1. 1 < 2 < 3 < 4

  2. 1 < 3 < 2 < 4

  3. 2 < 4 < 1 < 3

  4. 3 < 4 < 1 < 2

  5. 3 < 1 < 4 < 2
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Explanation

Organism (Genome size in millions of nucleotide pairs): Mycoplasma pneumoniae (0.8) Treponema pallidum (1.1) Borrelia burgdorferi (1.3)  Helicobacter pylori (1.7) Hence, the correct order is 3 < 4< 1 < 2.

 

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