Variation in genome size (C-value)
among prokaryotes & eukaryotes
(
C-value) can be measured as either
the
# bp or the
mass of DNA in a
haploid
chromosome set, where
106 bp = 1 Mbp = 10-3
pg DNA. The actual number of base pairs or
mass of
DNA in the cell of a
diploid
organism is therefore
twice that shown here. For
example, the human euchromatic genome is
3.2 x 109
bp.
Figure & text
material © 2014 by Steven M. Carr