How Many Structural (Protein-Coding) Genes Are There in the Human

question 134

Multiple Choice

How many structural (protein-coding) genes are there in the human genome?

• A) about 20,000
• B) 1,000 times more than in the corn genome.
• C) 8 times more than in the mouse genome.
• D) 38 times more than in the mouse genome.
• E) about 3 billion.

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