AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    The total number of nitrogenous bases in human genome is estimated to be about:

    A)  3.5 million          

    B)        35 thousand     

    C)        35 million           

    D)        3.1 billion

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Each region of DNA that codes for a single RNA or protein is called a gene and the entire set of genes in a cell, organelle or virus form its genome. Human genome project, launched in 1990 is a world wide effort to map to positions and to sequence all the DNA base pairs of the human genome, which are 3 billion 3 x 109 base pairs. So, the option d is nearest.


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