Biology Calculators

Genetics, field work, and life-science measurements.

Genetics problems, forestry measurements, and lab estimates all come down to a handful of published formulas that most calculators bury in a general science catch-all - these tools apply them directly to your own counts and measurements, from allele frequencies worked out from a real sample to acres covered per hour in the field.

All Calculators in This Category

acres per hour calculator

Acres Per Hour Calculator

Calculate field work rate in acres per hour from working width, travel speed, and field efficiency.

Acres per hour 20.61
allele frequency calculator

Allele Frequency Calculator

Calculate observed allele frequencies (p and q) from genotype counts in a sample population.

Frequency of allele A (p) 0.6 (60%)
animal mortality rate calculator

Animal Mortality Rate Calculator

Calculate mortality rate and survival rate from a population at risk and number of deaths.

Mortality rate 5%
annealing temperature calculator

Annealing Temperature Calculator

Estimate a starting PCR primer annealing temperature from forward and reverse primer melting temperatures.

Estimated starting annealing temperature 53°C
basal area calculator, tree diameter calculator, dbh calculator

Basal Area Calculator

Calculate forestry basal area per tree and total basal area from diameter at breast height (DBH).

Basal area per tree 0.785 ft²
bulb spacing calculator

Bulb Spacing Calculator

Estimate how many bulbs you need for a planting area based on bulb spacing.

Approximate bulbs needed 450
cattle per acre calculator

Cattle Per Acre Calculator

Estimate grazing stocking rate (cattle per acre or acres per animal) from forage production, utilization, and…

Animal units supported 21.07
cell dilution calculator

Cell Dilution Calculator

Calculate the stock volume and diluent needed for a target concentration using the C1V1 = C2V2 dilution…

Stock volume needed (V1) 1 mL
cell doubling time calculator

Cell Doubling Time Calculator

Estimate population doubling time and growth rate from cell counts measured at two time points, assuming…

Doubling time 8 hours
corn yield calculator

Corn Yield Calculator

Estimate corn yield in bushels per acre from ears per acre, kernel counts, and an average kernel-weight…

Estimated yield 174.2 bu/acre
cow gestation calculator

Cow Gestation Calculator

Estimate a cow's calving date from the breeding date, using the typical cattle gestation period.

Estimated calving date 2024-10-09
co2 grow room calculator

CO2 Grow Room Calculator

Calculate grow room volume and the theoretical CO2 needed to raise concentration for plant growth - an…

Room volume 800 ft³ (22.65 m³)
cricket chirp temperature calculator

Cricket Chirp Temperature Calculator

Estimate ambient temperature from cricket chirp rate using a commonly cited empirical relationship.

Estimated temperature 74°F
daily light integral calculator

Daily Light Integral Calculator

Calculate Daily Light Integral (DLI) from PPFD and photoperiod, for plant lighting planning.

Daily Light Integral (DLI) 17.28 mol/m²/day
dihybrid cross calculator, punnett square calculator, trihybrid cross calculator

Dihybrid Cross Calculator

Calculate offspring genotype and phenotype ratios for one-gene (Punnett), two-gene (dihybrid), or three-gene…

Possible offspring combinations 16 combinations
dna concentration calculator

DNA Concentration Calculator

Calculate nucleic acid concentration from A260 absorbance, dilution factor, and nucleic acid type.

Concentration 25 µg/mL
dna copy number calculator

DNA Copy Number Calculator

Estimate the number of DNA molecules (copies) from DNA mass and fragment or plasmid length in base pairs.

Estimated copy number 3.088e+10
dna to mrna converter

DNA to mRNA Converter

Convert a DNA sequence to its corresponding mRNA sequence, for either the coding strand or the template…

mRNA sequence AUGGCCAUUGUAAUGGGCCGCUGAAAGGGUGCCCGAUAG
dry matter calculator

Dry Matter Calculator

Find dry matter percentage and weight from moisture content, and convert a nutrient from an as-fed to a…

Dry matter 88%
feed conversion ratio calculator

Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) Calculator

Calculate feed conversion ratio (FCR) from feed consumed and weight gained, plus the inverse feed efficiency.

Feed conversion ratio (FCR) 1.8 : 1
growing degree units calculator

Growing Degree Units (GDU) Calculator

Calculate daily and cumulative growing degree units (GDU) from high and low temperatures and a base…

Daily growing degree units 23 GDU
goat gestation calculator

Goat Gestation Calculator

Estimate a doe's kidding date and expected window from the breeding date, using an average 150-day goat…

Estimated kidding date 2024-05-30
grain bin calculator

Grain Bin Calculator

Estimate the volume and bushel capacity of a round grain bin from its diameter and grain depth.

Approximate capacity 13,801 bushels
grain conversion calculator

Grain Conversion Calculator

Convert grain between bushels, pounds, kilograms, and tons using standard reference bushel weights for common…

Equivalent in bushels 1,000 bu
ligation calculator

Ligation Calculator

Calculate the insert DNA mass needed for a desired insert:vector molar ratio from vector mass and vector and…

Insert DNA mass needed 50 ng
llama gestation calculator

Llama Gestation Calculator

Estimate a llama or alpaca's due date and expected window from the breeding date, using an average 342-day…

Estimated due date 2024-12-08
log reduction calculator

Log Reduction Calculator

Calculate microbiological log reduction and percentage reduction from an initial and final viable count.

Log reduction 1-log
mare gestation calculator

Mare Gestation Calculator

Estimate a mare's foaling date and expected window from the breeding date, using an average 340-day equine…

Estimated foaling date 2024-12-06
mlvss calculator

MLVSS Calculator

Calculate Mixed Liquor Volatile Suspended Solids (MLVSS) from a measured MLSS concentration and volatile…

MLVSS 2,250 mg/L
mutation frequency calculator

Mutation Frequency Calculator

Calculate mutation frequency as the fraction of observed mutants in a population, as a decimal, percentage,…

Mutation frequency 1.000e-2
plant population calculator, tree spacing calculator

Plant Population Calculator

Estimate crop plant population per acre or hectare from row spacing and in-row spacing, or solve for the…

Estimated population per acre 34,848
protein concentration calculator

Protein Concentration Calculator

Calculate protein concentration from mass and volume, or from an A280 absorbance reading with your own…

Concentration 5 mg/mL
protein molecular weight calculator

Protein Molecular Weight Calculator

Estimate a protein or peptide's molecular weight in Da and kDa from its amino acid sequence using standard…

Estimated molecular weight 2140.6 Da
qpcr efficiency calculator

qPCR Efficiency Calculator

Calculate amplification efficiency from a qPCR standard curve slope, and see the amplification factor per…

Amplification efficiency 100.1%
rabbit color calculator

Rabbit Color Calculator

Estimate simplified rabbit coat color outcomes from two well-known loci (agouti and black/chocolate) using…

Possible offspring combinations 16 combinations
rabbit gestation calculator

Rabbit Gestation Calculator

Estimate a rabbit doe's kindling date and expected window from the breeding date, using an average 31-day…

Estimated kindling date 2024-02-01
sheep gestation calculator

Sheep Gestation Calculator

Estimate a ewe's lambing date and expected window from the breeding date, using an average 147-day sheep…

Estimated lambing date 2024-05-27
swine gestation calculator

Swine Gestation Calculator

Estimate a sow's farrowing date and expected window from the breeding date, using the common 114-day (3…

Estimated farrowing date 2024-04-24
tree age calculator

Tree Age Calculator

Estimate a tree's age from its trunk diameter or circumference and a growth factor you supply for the species.

Estimated age about 80 years
tree height calculator

Tree Height Calculator

Estimate tree height from a distance and angle measurement, or from the shadow of a stick of known height.

Estimated tree height 40 ft
how many leaves on a tree calculator

Tree Leaves Calculator

Roughly estimate the number of leaves on a tree by counting a sample branch and scaling up.

Estimated leaves (rough) about 9,000
tree value calculator

Tree Value Calculator

Calculate a simple tree value from quantity, price per unit, and costs that you enter. It is arithmetic, not…

Net value 100.00
vegetable seed calculator

Vegetable Seed Calculator

Calculate how many vegetable seeds and seed packets you need for your rows, spacing, and germination rate.

Seeds needed 361 seeds
vegetable yield calculator

Vegetable Yield Calculator

Estimate total vegetable harvest from plant count or growing area using the yield per plant or per area that…

Estimated harvest after losses 54 lb (24.5 kg)
vapor pressure deficit calculator, vpd calculator

Vapor Pressure Deficit Calculator

Calculate vapor pressure deficit (VPD) in kPa from air temperature and relative humidity, with saturation and…

Vapor pressure deficit 1.267 kPa
wastewater calculator, bod loading calculator, f/m ratio calculator, cod loading calculator, detention time calculator, hydraulic retention time

Wastewater Calculator

Calculate BOD or COD loading, food-to-microorganism (F/M) ratio, or hydraulic retention time from flow,…

BOD loading 250 kg/day
water potential calculator

Water Potential Calculator

Calculate total water potential (Ψ) from solute and pressure potential, or estimate solute potential from…

Total water potential Ψ -0.2 MPa
water soluble fertilizer calculator, fertilizer ppm calculator

Water Soluble Fertilizer Calculator

Calculate the theoretical nutrient concentration (mg/L or ppm) from fertilizer mass, final volume, and label…

Fertilizer concentration 0.25 g/L (250 mg/L)
crude protein calculator, nitrogen to protein conversion

Crude Protein Calculator

Estimate crude protein percentage from measured nitrogen percentage and a nitrogen-to-protein conversion…

Crude protein 62.5%
enzyme activity calculator, enzyme units calculator, specific activity calculator

Enzyme Activity Calculator

Calculate enzyme activity in units (U), activity concentration (U/mL), and specific activity (U/mg protein)…

Enzyme activity 3 U