Current Analysis Indicates That Less Than 2% of the Human

question 1

Multiple Choice

Current analysis indicates that less than 2% of the human genome codes for proteins. Based on the systems approach employed by the ENCODE project, what percentage of the genome is estimated to be transcribed at some point in at least one cell type?

• A) less than 2%
• B) about 50%
• C) about 75%
• D) 100%

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