Assume that a cosmid will carry inserts of about 50 kb and that cosmids are used to clone a 3 Mb (megabase)genome.Assuming you are particularly lucky and have no duplication in your library,what is the smallest number of cosmid clones you would need for a "complete" genomic library?
A)3000 clones
B)600 clones
C)300 clones
D)60 clones
E)30 clones

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The Answer of Assume that a cosmid will carry inserts of about 50 kb and that cosmids are used to clone a 3 Mb (megabase)genome.Assuming you are particularly lucky and have no duplication in your library,what is the smallest number of cosmid clones you would need for a "complete" genomic library?
A)3000 clones
B)600 clones
C)300 clones
D)60 clones
E)30 clones

Assume That a Cosmid Will Carry Inserts of About 50