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Table 1 Essential model parameters

From: Chromosome–nuclear envelope attachments affect interphase chromosome territories and entanglement

Parameter

Value

X chromosome

22,422,827 bp = 321 beads

2L arm

23,011,544 bp = 329 beads

2R arm

21,146,708 bp = 302 beads

3L arm

24,543,557 bp = 351 beads

3R arm

27,905,053 bp = 399 beads

Nucleus radius (\(R_{\text{nuc}}\))

2.25 µm

Bead radius (\(R_{\text{bead}}\))

.1 µm

Bead mass

77 M daltons

% confinement

\((1702 \cdot R_{{_{\text{bead}} }}^{3} )/R_{\text{nuc}}^{3}\) .15