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Author Question: Which of the following is a representation of gene density? A) Humans have 2,900 (Read 444 times)

theo

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on: Jul 5, 2013
Which of the following is a representation of gene density?
A) Humans have 2,900 Mb per genome.
B) C. elegans has ~20,000 genes.
C) Humans have ~20,000 genes in 2,900 Mb.
D) Humans have 27,000 bp in introns.
E) Fritillaria has a genome 40 times the size of a human.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2013
Hi

C is the answer ;)


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Reply #2 on: Aug 10, 2013
Wow, awesome :D


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