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If DNA were a book, Genes would be a page in that book. DNA is a huge double stranded helix containing 4 different kinds of base pairs (AGCT). Portions of the DNA code for certain genes. This coding area (this is a very simplistic explanation) is divided into sections of three base pairs called codons. If a gene is a page in the book, a codon is a word on the page. These codons call for a certain amino acid to be placed into a protein. These codons tell other machinery in the cell how to build proteins. The human DNA is about 3 x 108 base pairs in length. It codes for about 25-30K genes. Only about 1.5% of the DNA actually codes for genes. The rest of it consists of introns (non-coding parts of genes) and a bunch of evolutionary useless junk along with parts that code for non-protein genes such as tRNA, etc.
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How many genes are present in human body?
There are estimated to be 26000 genes after completing the human genome project.
What is the difference between a human body and a cell?
the same as an ant and a colony
Human traits controlled by a number of genes?
there are 42 chromosomes in the human body
How are chromosomes and genes are related?
they have cells and the cells can be in a animal body or it can be in a human body.
What is the difference between a frog stomach and a human stomach?
human stomach is located somewhere on the left center of the body
What is the function of protein coding genes in the human body?
Protein coding genes in the human body provide instructions for making proteins, which are essential for various biological processes such as growth, repair, and regulation of body functions.
What is the difference between human and animal communications?
The difference is that humans speak using words and body language and animals speak using body language and noises.
Which genes might be inserted or deleted that would stop the human immune system from attacking a pig to human transplant?
No one yet knows which genes regulate the sugars covering the cells. There is a tremendous amount of difference between the outside of a pig cell and a human cell. We do not yet understand how the body puts the sugars on the outside of cells. All that research ended at the University of Florida when the voters of Florida illegalized pig cages.
Where are genes located in the human body?
Genes are in every cell in the body, in the nucleus. They are the genetic material. it is well hidden in the nucleas it embedds itself in to it
What is the difference between an implant and a transplant?
An implant is something placed in the body usually non-human such as a pacemaker. A transplant is body to body such as a liver.
What is the main difference between the way dog's body cools itself and way human's body cools itself?
Whole body can sweat
What is the difference between ipsilateral and contralateral movements in the human body?
In the human body, ipsilateral movements occur on the same side of the body, while contralateral movements occur on the opposite side.
