Assuming DNA polymerization by each polymerase in the DNA Pol III holoenzyme proceeds at a rate...

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Assuming DNA polymerization by each polymerase in the DNA PolIII holoenzyme proceeds at a rate of 1000 nucleotides per second,how long would anormal E.coli cell take to replicate the entire E.coli chromosome? Under optimal condition, E.coli cells divideevery 20minutes. How many replication forks will be present in eachE.coli to sustain such a rate of division?

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