Practice Salient Features Of Human Genome (5.9.1) - MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE

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Question 1.
What is the total number of base pairs in the human genome?
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How many billions is in human DNA?
Question 2.
What percentage of the human genome consists of coding sequences?
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Think about the portion that doesn't code.
3Question 3.
What is the total number of genes in the human genome?
- 20,000 - 25,000
- 30,000
- 80,000
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Counting from other estimates could help clarify.
4Question 4.
True or False: More than 2% of the human genome is coding sequences.
- True
- False
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Think about the main purpose of the genome.
Question 5.
Given that the human genome is about 3.164 billion base pairs, how many complete human genomes can be stored in a single terabyte of memory?
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Consider how many times 3 billion fits into a trillion.
Question 6.
If a researcher discovers a new gene whose function is unknown, what steps should they take to investigate its purpose?
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How do scientists learn more about functions in related species?

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