DID YOU KNOW ? (Human Genome)

• If the DNA sequence of the human genome were compiled in books, the equivalent of 200 volumes the size of a telephone book (at 1000 pages each) would be needed to hold it all.

• One million bases (called a megabase and abbreviated Mb) of DNA sequence data is roughly equivalent to 1 megabyte of computer data storage space.

• It would take about 9.5 years to read out loud (without stopping) the 3 billion bases in a person's genome sequence. This is calculated on a reading rate of 10 bases per second, equaling 600 bases/minute, 36,000 bases/hour, 864,000 bases/day, 315,360,000 bases/year.

post by : HandsomeH.