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How much data is contained in the 500 genes of this cell?

I'm kinda curious the minimum number of bytes it takes to make a living cell.

543,379 base pairs = 1,086,758 bits = 135,845 bytes.

You don't need the other half of a base pair in your calculation

I believe that's two bits per base pair.

Thanks guys

Wow, so life even fits on the very first 8” floppy disk.