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How much data is contained in the 500 genes of this cell? I'm kinda curious the minimum number of bytes it takes to make a living cell.

• QuantumG 6y ago
  543,379 base pairs = 1,086,758 bits = 135,845 bytes. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/assembly/GCA_001708325.2/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/assembly/GCA_001708325.2/
  • johnwyles 6y ago
    You don't need the other half of a base pair in your calculation
    • klyrs 6y ago
      I believe that's two bits per base pair.
      • jonplackett 6y ago
        Thanks guys Wow, so life even fits on the very first 8” floppy disk.
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