Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

Mbp

English translation:

Mbp

Added to glossary by GAR
Aug 1, 2006 15:05
17 yrs ago
Italian term

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

Italian to English Science Genetics
Mbp? Megabase pairs? is this equivalent to Mb in English or can you say Mbp in English too?

Please help!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 Mbp

Discussion

368624 (X) (asker) Aug 1, 2006:
oops sorry, that's my EN translation. Meant to include original: il suo genoma è di 37-40 Mbp, mentre il genoma mitocondriale ha una grandezza variabile tra 32 e 39 Kb.

Proposed translations

+3
3 mins
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Mbp

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...
Peer comment(s):

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 achisholm : since all eukaryotic genomes are double stranded - Mbp
59 mins
thanks
agree savaria (X)
5 hrs
thanks
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