Do you want to know when your favorite species activates its genome?
Just input its genome size (🧬 in bp) and egg volumen (🥚 in um3) here!
ZGA_onset = -2.37 * log10(gDNA/EggVol) + 11.74
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@mirimiam.bsky.socialThen, what determines ZGA onset?? We correlated multiple genomic, developmental and ecological features with ZGA timing and, cutting to the chase, we found that the log ratio of genome size vs. egg volume very strongly scaled negatively with ZGA onset in cell cycles! 7/15
