How Big Is Your Genome? — What is biophysics? #10
Your genome is the totality of your genetic instructions, embodied in your DNA, of which each cell carries a copy. (Two copies, but let’s ignore that.) How big is your genome? Often, the answer is given in terms of base pairs — the rungs of the ladder of double-stranded DNA. For humans, it’s 3 billion … Continue reading How Big Is Your Genome? — What is biophysics? #10
The Eighteenth Elephant 