Read the statements given below and identify the incorrect statement. a) The human genome contains 3164.7 million nucleotide bases. b) The average gene consists of 30,000 bp c) The total number of genes is ... . d) Chromosome Y has 231 genes e) Less than 2% of the genome codes for proteins. Answer : d) Chromosome Y has 231 genes...
There are approximately 3 billion (3,000,000,000) chemical letters (otherwise known as bases) in the DNA code in every cell in your body.
The human brain cell can hold 5 times as much information as the Encyclopedia Britannica. Or any other encyclopedia for that matter. Scientists have yet to settle on a definitive amount, but the ... of history, only takes up 70 terabytes, making your brain's memory power pretty darn impressive.
The four letters in the DNA alphabet - A, C, G and T - are used to carry the instructions for making all organisms. The sequence of these letters holds the code - just like the order of letters that makes words mean something. Each set of three letters corresponds to a single amino acid.
True or False: The vast majority of mitochondrial proteins are synthesized from genetic information encoded in the mitochondrial genome. Answer : False. Most mitochondrial proteins are synthesized from nuclear genes and then transported into the mitochondria through the presence of a signal sequence....
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