Compared to Earlier Estimates About the Total Number of Genes

question 5

Multiple Choice

Compared to earlier estimates about the total number of genes in the human genome, it now appears that there are:

• A) about 10 times more genes than previously thought
• B) about twice as many genes as previously thought
• C) about the same number of genes as was predicted by Watson and Crick in 1954
• D) somewhat fewer genes than previously thought

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