In a message dated 9/18/98 3:01:59 PM EST, [log in to unmask]
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<< 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.
The reason that caviar may be considered a high purine food is that there are
many many individual eggs, each with a DNA content, as opposed to a bird's egg
which is a single entity.