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4.14 Genome and gene
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State what is meant by a gene and a genome.
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What does a gene code for?
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Explain why knowing the human genome sequence helps medicine.
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Explain why every body cell contains the whole genome but cells look different.
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Describe the relationship between DNA, genes and chromosomes.
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The human genome has about 3 200 million base pairs and about 20 000 genes. Calculate the mean number of base pairs per gene.
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Suggest why most of the human genome does not code for proteins.
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Where is most of the genome found in a human cell?
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State the name of the molecule that genes are made of.
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