Number of mRNA molecules in a typical single mammalian cell

Value 200000 mRNAs/cell
Organism Mammals
Reference Shapiro E, Biezuner T, Linnarsson S. Single-cell sequencing-based technologies will revolutionize whole-organism science. Nat Rev Genet. 2013 Sep14(9):618-30. doi: 10.1038/nrg3542. p.623 box, top paragraphPubMed ID23897237
Comments "a fairly typical single mammalian cell [contains] 200,000 mRNA molecules."
Entered by Uri M
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