BELK SCIENCE F/LIFE-MASTRG. BIOL.AC+EBK
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Chapter 7, Problem 8LTB
If humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, each carrying hundreds to thousands of genes, roughly how many genes are there in the human genome?
- 23;
- 46;
- 1000;
- 20,000;
- 200,000
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Which one of the following options most accurately describes how the ~3000 megabases (Mb; ~3,000,000,000 nucleotides) of the haploid human genome are distributed on chromosomes?
The haploid human genome is distributed on autosomes 1-22 and X and Y (so, 24 chromosomes).
The haploid human genome is distributed on the homologous pairs of autosomes 1-22 and X and Y (so, 46 chromosomes).
The haploid human genome is distributed on a single chromosome (so, 1 chromosome).
The haploid human genome is distributed on one pair of homologous chromosomes (so, 2 chromosomes).
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Shown below is a karyotype from a human being. How many total autosomes does this individual have?
A) 2
B) 44
C) 46
D) 23
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