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The human genome contains (a) billion nucleotide bases. The average gene consists of (b) bases. Which option is correct for a & b?
  1. a=5,b=3000
  2. a=3,b=3000
  3. a=3,b=2000
  4. a=4,b=3000

A
a=3,b=3000
B
a=5,b=3000
C
a=3,b=2000
D
a=4,b=3000
Solution
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The Human Genome Project revealed that human genome consists of about 3 billion base pairs which reside in 23 pairs of chromosomes. The average gene consists of about 3000 bases.
So, the correct answer is A.

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