S.B. Feldman wrote:
>An egg contains one-half to one cell's worth of genetic material; all of
the
>rest is supplied as nourishment for the development of the embryo.
Thank you for the explanation. After I posted my message, I realized that
an embryo wouldn't contain much genetic material. However, Dr. Watson
listed caviar as a high-purine food -- possibly an error, unless there is
something special about the roe of large fish.
Cheers,
-- Aaron Wieland