Distance between active origins of replication on DNA
| Range | ~150 kbp |
|---|---|
| Organism | Human Homo sapiens |
| Reference | Editor: Dr. Robert A. Meyers, Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Dean A. Jackson, The Cell Nucleus: Biogenesis, Structure, and Function, p.9 right column bottom paragraph |
| Comments | In human cells, active origins of DNA replication are about 150 kbp apart, which means that an average chromosome will use approximately 1000 initiation events to complete the synthesis. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 107497 |