Estimated packing ratio for eukaryotic nucleus

Value 2e-3 unitless
Organism Unspecified
Reference "Physical Biology of the Cell", Rob Phillips, Jane Kondev and Julie Theriot (2008). Page 470
Method The volume of the DNA is divided by the total volume of the nucleus
Comments Ratio of dna volume to the volume of the inside of the nucleus. This low number means it is not very packed with DNA
Entered by Ben Marks
ID 101856