Abstract
mRNA comprises approx l–5% of total cellular RNA. Although the actual amount depends on the type of cell and its physiological state, at any given time approx 12,000 genes are being transcribed with approx 500,000 mRNA molecules present in each mammalian cell.
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Bryant, S., Manning, D.L. (1998). Isolation of Messenger RNA. In: Rapley, R., Manning, D.L. (eds) RNA Isolation and Characterization Protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology™, vol 86. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/0-89603-494-1:61
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