The Human Genome Has Been Shown to Code for 51

question 35

Multiple Choice

The human genome has been shown to code for 51 different functional V_H segments, 25 different D_H segments and 6 J_H segments for the heavy chain variable regions of antibodies. Assuming that any V segment can combine with any of the D and J segments, how many different heavy chains could be made?

• A)7650
• B)765
• C)82
• D)820
• E)76,820

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