| Range |
65 chromosomes: 7E10 nucleotide pairs: volumes-nucleus 3,450µm^3 -chromosome 20µm^3
|
| Organism |
Dinoflagellate Prorocentrum micans |
| Reference |
Soyer-Gobillard MO, Dolan MF. Chromosomes of Protists: The crucible of evolution. Int Microbiol. 2015 Dec18(4):209-16. doi: 10.2436/20.1501.01.252 p.211 right column top paragraphPubMed ID27611673
|
| Primary Source |
[10] Haapala OK, Soyer MO (1973) Structure of Dinoflagellate chromosomes. Nature New Biol 244: 195-197 doi:10.1038/newbio2495a0 p.197 table 1PubMed ID4516590
|
| Comments |
P.211 left column bottom paragraph: "For example, in Prorocentrum micans, which has 65 chromosomes, the DNA amount per cell is 7.0 × 10^10 nucleotide pairs for a nuclear volume of 3,450 μm^3 and a chromosome volume of 20 μm^3. In Crypthecodinium cohnii, which has 95−100
chromosomes, the DNA amount per cell is 1.4 × 10^10 nucleotide pairs for a nuclear volume of 690 μm^3 and a
chromosome volume of 2.6 μm^3 [primary source]. These measurements demonstrate the extraordinary compaction of DNA." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
114598 |