Copies = mass (ng) × 10⁻⁹ × Avogadro constant ÷ (fragment length × average mass per base unit).
How to use DNA Copy Number Calculator
- Read the method and enter quantities in the units shown on the form.
- Check the measurement basis, recorded event, genetic assumptions or the externally supplied care-plan instruction before calculating.
- Select Calculate, then read both the result and its limitations. Reset clears the result and restores the starting form.
Method and scope
Copies = mass (ng) × 10⁻⁹ × Avogadro constant ÷ (fragment length × average mass per base unit).
Work through the input issue
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