# genes = # DNA? - Biology Forum

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- April 3, 2008 at 5:21 am #9390
  mashimlro
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  # GENES IS SAME AS # DNA?
  23K genes = 23K DNA?
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- April 3, 2008 at 7:04 am #83195
  mith
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  what’s your unit for DNA?
- April 3, 2008 at 4:18 pm #83199
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  quote mashimlro:
  # GENES IS SAME AS # DNA?
  23K genes = 23K DNA?
  Thank you for your repsonses :0
  No. DNA is measured in base pairs (bp) or kilobase pairs (kb). 1 gene can be any number of bp or kb of DNA in length. Total DNA content includes noncoding DNA + coding sequences (e.g. genes).
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