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mia

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One of the surprising findings of the Human Genome Project is that
 
  humans have about 1 million genes.
  all living creatures share genes.
  humans and chimpanzees share about 25 percent of their genes.
  human genes are not shared by any other species.

Question 2

The process by which biochemical elements silence certain genes is known as
 
  polygenics.
  methylation.
  epigenetics.
  mylenation.


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JaynaD87

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

all living creatures share genes.

Answer to Question 2

methylation


mia

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Reply 2 on: Jun 22, 2018
Gracias!

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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