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If you consider the haploid human genome occupies a total of just over 3 billion DNA base pairs, and the genome is stored on 23 chromosome pairs.
3,000,000,000 / 23 = 130,000,000 (rounded to nearest hundred thousand).
So one gene is roughly one-hundred-million base pairs.
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∙ 13y agoThey are microscopic.
No duhh.
Actually, they are much smaller than microscopic. We can see a cell with a microscope, but every cell in your body contains your entire human genome, which is made of trillions of components. They say if you laid out the whole human genome with one millimeter in between each base pair (the unit of measurement in genetics is the base pair), that line would stretch for a couple of thousand miles. We can't actually see DNA. We only see what it does.
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Chromosome that plays the largest role in human sex determination is?
Y chromosone
How many DNA sequences are in a chromosome?
That depends on the size of the chromosome. We can use the largest and smallest human chromosomes as examples, using size information from the Ensembl genome browser (www.ensembl.org). Human chromosome 1, the largest, is estimated to have 247,249,719 base pairs. That is, the DNA sequence in the chromosome is about 247 million base pairs long. Since DNA is double stranded, that equates to about 494 million nucleotides. The smallest chromosome, 22, on the other hand has 49,691,432 base pairs - about 50 million. Hence it has about 100 million nucleotides.
What are the parts of a chromosomes?
dna chromatin fiber chromatid chromosome centrosome nucleus cell. they are in order from smallest to largest
What does deletion chromosome consists of?
There is no 'deletion chromosome'. You mean chromosome deletion, and it is a phenomenon where a chromosome disappears from cell's genetic layout.
What chromosome does tay-sachs disease affect?
chromosome 17 The correct answer is chromosome 15
List these in order from smallest to largest chromosome gene cell?
Smallest to largest: Gene (a place on a chromosome); chromosome (there are 46 in human cells); and DNA (because it accounts for all the genetic material in a cell).
Can you arrange the following in order from largest to smallest in size DNA NucleotideNucleuscell chromosome?
From smallest to largest: DNA (where DNA = short sequences of nucleotides) gene chromosome nucleus sperm cell
Chromosome that plays the largest role in human sex determination is?
Y chromosone
List by order size the following gene gene pool genome chromosome?
order from largest to smallest: gene, genome, chromosome, DNA, gene pool
How many DNA sequences are in a chromosome?
That depends on the size of the chromosome. We can use the largest and smallest human chromosomes as examples, using size information from the Ensembl genome browser (www.ensembl.org). Human chromosome 1, the largest, is estimated to have 247,249,719 base pairs. That is, the DNA sequence in the chromosome is about 247 million base pairs long. Since DNA is double stranded, that equates to about 494 million nucleotides. The smallest chromosome, 22, on the other hand has 49,691,432 base pairs - about 50 million. Hence it has about 100 million nucleotides.
What is the nucleic acid structures in order of size form largest to?
nucleotide, codon, gene, chromosome
Largest organic molecules?
DNA, each chromosome is 2 quite easily visible molecules under light microscope.
Which series is arranged in order from largest to smallest in size 1chromosome nucleus cell DNA nucleotide?
cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, nucleotide
Is an x chromosome and chromosome the same thing?
An x chromosome is specifically a feminine chromosome. With a x and y chromosome its male, with a x and x, it is a female.
What are the parts of a chromosomes?
dna chromatin fiber chromatid chromosome centrosome nucleus cell. they are in order from smallest to largest
Which chromosome contains the sex gene?
chromosome 1 chromosome 1
What does deletion chromosome consists of?
There is no 'deletion chromosome'. You mean chromosome deletion, and it is a phenomenon where a chromosome disappears from cell's genetic layout.
