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Italian: its genome ranges from 37 to 40 Mbp, while the mitochondrial genome has between

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Italian term or phrase: its genome ranges from 37 to 40 Mbp, while the mitochondrial genome has between
Mbp? Megabase pairs? is this equivalent to Mb in English or can you say Mbp in English too?

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xxx368624
United Kingdom
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xxx368624: 3:11pm Aug 1, 2006: oops - sorry, that's my EN translation. Meant to include original: il suo genoma รจ di 37-40 Mbp, mentre il genoma mitocondriale ha una grandezza variabile tra 32 e 39 Kb.

Mbp
Explanation:
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http://www.agricoltura.regione.lombardia.it/admin/rla_Docume...

cheers

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-08-01 15:12:14 GMT)
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sorry I thought it was ENG>ITA...
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GAR
Italy
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Mbp

Explanation:
see link

http://www.agricoltura.regione.lombardia.it/admin/rla_Docume...

cheers

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Note added at 6 mins (2006-08-01 15:12:14 GMT)
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sorry I thought it was ENG>ITA...

GAR
Italy
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Mihaela Petrican: Mbp, megabase pairs, indeed. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/content/full/97/7/3509
5 mins
  -> thanks mihaela...despite the confusion, I was on the right track...

agree Alexander Chisholm: since all eukaryotic genomes are double stranded - Mbp
59 mins
  -> thanks

agree savaria
5 hrs
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