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A cell of E. coli divides in about 20 minutes, but DNA replication happens a lot faster. The metaphor says: the DNA polymerase enzyme travels at the speed of a
by albertcardona 18y ago
A cell of E. coli divides in about 20 minutes, but DNA replication happens a lot faster.
The metaphor says: the DNA polymerase enzyme travels at the speed of a truck over the DNA highway.
See this link for some wild speculation of 'Teraflops' (they obviously don't count analysis time):
http://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v4/n1/full/embor719.html http://www.nature.com/embor/journal/v4/n1/full/embor719.html