A plasmid containing 16,700 base pairs has a superhelical density of -0.015 (superhelical density = writhe/twist). Assuming the duplex is all B-DNA, calculate the number of rounds of a Type II topoisomerase that would be required to relax this DNA (as close as possible to completely relaxed).
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