Syntax:    CELL: NC={number of chromosomes}
Example: CELL: NC=46

Purpose: Number of chromosomes per cell
Data Type: integer
Unit: n/a
Default: 46
Comments: Mainly used to related the number of unrejoined DSBs in a cell to the fractional activity released (FAR) out of the plug (see Background and Theory).  The average chromosome size in the FAR formula = DNA/NC.

Last updated: 10 June, 2011
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