PLNT3140 INTRODUCTORY CYTOGENETICS    

Exercise: CHROMATIN PACKING

1) Given the data listed below, calculate

a) The physical length of the Vicia faba genome

b) The packing ratio of the Vicia faba genome (ratio of DNA length to chromosome length).

c) The packing ratio of a spool of thread.


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