What Limits a Genome’s Size?
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JUNE 13, 2024
Credit: Oriane Hidalgo Per the book Cell Biology by the Numbers , each base pair of DNA occupies 1 nm 3 of space. In a yeast cell, DNA and chromatin together occupy just 1-2 percent of the total nuclear volume, according to Max Haase. The New Caledonian fork fern has clearly found a solution to this problem.
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