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To measure the total haploid DNA content, sequence complexity, base composition, and ribosomal RNA gene copy numbers in Caenorhabditis elegans.

May 1, 1974GeneticsOpen Access

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To measure the total haploid DNA content, sequence complexity, base composition, and ribosomal RNA gene copy numbers in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Performed chemical analysis and DNA renaturation kinetics on isolated Caenorhabditis elegans genomic DNA.
Caenorhabditis elegans has a haploid genome size of 8 x 10^7 base pairs (20 times larger than Escherichia coli), with 83% consisting of unique sequences.
The overall mean base composition is 36% GC, with an rRNA-containing component at 51% GC.
The haploid genome contains approximately 300 genes for 4S RNA, 110 for 5S RNA, and 55 for (18 + 28)S RNA.

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Biochemical analysis demonstrates a haploid genome size of 80 million base pairs in Caenorhabditis elegans, indicating a predominantly unique sequence organization.

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Sulston et al. (1974) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10fdf3ba20d9a181ee98f9 https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/77.1.95

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Biochemical analysis demonstrates a haploid genome size of 80 million base pairs in Caenorhabditis elegans, indicating a predominantly unique sequence organization.

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