Genome size
| Value | 7410 nucleotides |
|---|---|
| Organism | Poliovirus |
| Reference | Racaniello VR, Baltimore D. Molecular cloning of poliovirus cDNA and determination of the complete nucleotide sequence of the viral genome. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1981 Aug78(8):4887-91. abstractPubMed ID6272282 |
| Method | "The complete 7410 nucleotide sequence of the poliovirus type I genome was obtained from cloned cDNA." |
| Comments | "Poliovirus, a member of the picornavirus group, has been studied for the last 25 years as the prototype for positive-strand RNA animal viruses (1, 2). Poliovirions contain a single strand of infectious RNA with a molecular weight of approximately 2.6×10^6 (3). This size is equivalent to 7.5 kilobases (kb), or sufficient nucleic acid to encode 2500 amino acids." |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 111324 |