Question

The DNA in a human cell weighs approximately 6.0 x 10^-12 grams. Calculate how many cells you would need to use to extract 1 mg of DNA. Show your work.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

P.95 top paragraph: "The amount of RNA per cells is around 10–30pg total RNA and each diploid human cell contains ~6pg genomic DNA. This data can provide a baseline for determining the amount needed for each methodology."