Table 3.

Ratio of FRA to DNA in different genomes

SpeciesGenome sizeCell input numberDNA equivalent (μg)FRA volume (μL)
Human GM128783.2 Gb1 × 1065–61
Human HEK2933.2 Gb1 × 1066–8a1
Mongolian Gerbil∼2.7 GbUnknown101.5
Tick A. variegatum∼6.0 Gb1 × 10611–132.5
Yeast S. cerevisiae (n)12 Mb2 × 1084–56

[i] aExtracted DNA yield is likely to be more than normal diploid human cell line because of its hypotriploid nature (Lin 2014).