Submitted by mutilatedxlips t3_11wuv3o in Jokes
tetchilyEngage t1_jczw7xj wrote
This number (37.5 Mb) gets reported all of the time and it's very wrong. A single sperm has 3.5 billion base pairs of DNA in it. Since there are 4 possible bases, that means each position in DNA could store four bits of information. That gives 14 billion bits of information. Assuming 8 bits per byte, that 1.75 billion bytes of information or 1.63 Gb (at 1,073,741,824 bytes per gigabyte). That corresponds to roughly 43 times as much information as 37.5 Mb.
ScientistNathan t1_jczzmg4 wrote
What if you factor in DNA methylation
Inviolable_Flame t1_jd05c3m wrote
Funny and smart. That is a rare combination; kudos.
I don't always drink, but when I do, I methylate my DNA. I am the most genetically dysfunctional man in the world. Stay lonely my friends.
explodingtuna t1_jd0t44w wrote
Is this assuming a RAID 0 or 1 setup?
spacematic t1_jd0uv07 wrote
Even so, that's still a load of info!
Ok_Swan_3053 t1_jd0idp7 wrote
The Dada could be low if it comes from a corrupted hard drive.
Korchagin t1_jd2ntpe wrote
Four bases means 2 bits, not 4.
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