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You have about 10 trillion cells in your body, so if you stretched the DNA in all the cells out, end to end, they'd stretch over 744 million miles. The moon is only about 250,000 miles away, so all your DNA would stretch to the moon and back alomst 1500 times. The sun is 93,000,000 miles away, so your DNA would reach there and back about 4 times!
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt would 6 feet long or 2 meters
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If completely unraveled, human DNA would stretch from the Earth to the Moon.
If you stretch it and not unravel it, the distance is on average about 6 ft. (2 m) long, but is a very thin thread.
The single human chromosome on average consists of DNA molecules approximately 2 inches long.
The Physics Factbook [see link below] gives the formula of:
"The length is (length of 1 bp)(number of bp per cell) which is (0.34 nm)(6 × 109)"
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∙ 14y agoSurprisingly, despite the cell being so small that you can't see it with the naked eye, and therefore the nucleus (where the DNA is stored) is even smaller than that, complete DNA strands, if unwound and uncoiled would measure 2 meters!! that's over 6 feet long
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∙ 13y agoA common citation for the length of DNA in our bodies is that one cell of DNA contains about 5 - 6 feet (2 meters) of DNA per cell. Estimates place the number of cells in our body at about 100 trillion in total. Not all of those cells contain DNA (blood cells do not, for example) so we can lower that number to perhaps 50 - 70 trillion DNA containing cells.
Let's take the lower estimate. 50 trillion x 6 ft = 300 trillion ft, or about 60 billion miles. Since the moon is 260,000 miles from us, then 60 billion / 260,000 = 218,000. In short, the DNA in one human body would stretch to the moon and back 109,000 times (at least).
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∙ 9y agoDNA is a spiral coiled thread in the nucleus of every living cell. There are about 10 trillion cells in your body and if stretched out they'd reach over 744 million miles.
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∙ 11y ago6,000 miles to the moon
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∙ 13y agoabout six feet
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DNA need to change periodically from a long double-helix chromatin molecule into a tightly wound-up chromosome?
When the DNA is an open chromatin molecule, portions of it are actively being transcribed by mRNA. The cell will then be using those instructions to manufacture amino acid chains and proteins. When the DNA winds up into a condensed chromosome it is preparing for mitosis, which would be very difficult to occur if the DNA were all stretched out.
What occurs to a DNA strand as its genes are being used?
As a DNA strands genes are being used it is stretched out. This is so that the info it contains can be decoded and used to direct the synthesis of proteins by the cells.
How much DNA can be found in a human?
Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, and just over 3 billion base pairs. Each cell in the human body has about 2m of DNA (if it were stretched out). This means that an average human's DNA would be 2 * 1011 km long!This length is 500,000 times the distance to the moon (4 * 105 km).
What are the strengths of DNA testing?
DNA testing is strong due to the following reasons:DNA is unique to each organism - there are certain stretched of DNA in the genome of each organism that is unique to that organism so looking for this DNA segment can tell scientists where the DNA came fromDNA is also unique to each individual - each human being has stretched of DNA in theie genomes that are different and unique. Looking for these stretehes can determine who the DNA came from and whether or not two individuals are relatedUsing the DNA from one parent and the child, once can determind who the other parent is by looking at their DNA sequence
How long is DNA in a cell?
DNA is a polymer or nucleotides and so varies in length from organism to organism. In Eukaryotes the DNA is split onto many Chromosomes not just one. In Prokaryotes there are structures called Plasmids which also carry DNA. A very interesting note about how thin human DNA is compared to its length is that if you stretched it out and it was a thick as a pencil line it would reach from London to New York City. If you unraveled the DNA of all the humans on the planet, it would go from Earth to the nearest galaxy and back 60 TIMES!!! More: If completely unraveled, human DNA would stretch from the Earth to the Moon. If you stretch it and not unravel it, the distance is on average about 6 ft. (2 m) long, but is a very thin thread. The single human chromosome on average consists of DNA molecules approximately 2 inches long. The Physics Factbook [see link below] gives the formula of: "The length is (length of 1 bp)(number of bp per cell) which is: (0.34 nm)(6×109)"
If your DNA could be removed from a cell uncoiled and stretched how long would it be?
It would be about 2 meters long. (National Institute of Health)
What is the approximate length of the strands of DNA?
If a single molecule were stretched out it would be 1-3 meters long.
How many times can a human DNa circle around the earth?
The average human DNA, if stretched out, would be about 3 meters long. Not quite long enough to stretch around the earth.
How much DNA do proteins package tightly within each of your body cells?
The length, if unpacked and stretched out, would be about six foot long.
How long would capillaries be if they were stretched out?
1600 km
One new interesting fact related to DNA?
The length of all the DNA in your body stretched out would go from the earth to the sun and back.....600 times.
Known as one DNA molecule stretched out?
two strands make up a DNA molecule
How long would a adults intestines be stretched out?
About 6-10 meters laying out.
Can DNA stretch out 3 miles?
DNA if stretched to it's fullest could reach to the moon and back 100 times.
DNA need to change periodically from a long double-helix chromatin molecule into a tightly wound-up chromosome?
When the DNA is an open chromatin molecule, portions of it are actively being transcribed by mRNA. The cell will then be using those instructions to manufacture amino acid chains and proteins. When the DNA winds up into a condensed chromosome it is preparing for mitosis, which would be very difficult to occur if the DNA were all stretched out.
What are the differences between DNA and chromosomes?
DNA stands for Deoxyribo Nucleic Acid. It is double stranded and consists of nucleotides, Phosphoric acid and Ribose sugar. In a chromosome there is the presence of long chain of DNA folded together. If, thus folded DNA is stretched it can be 2-3 m long. Segments of the DNA chain to be precise the groups of base pairs are the gens which governs the characters. Hence, chromosome consists of DNA and in DNA, there is the presence of various types of genes.
How long is a daddy long leg's legs?
An adult daddy long legs will have segmented legs, that when stretched out would be about 5 to 6cm long.
