Statistics for Genetics 1: The Genome

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What percentage of the human genome is a coding region? (Give to one decimal place)	1.1%	86%
How many chromosomes do gametes contain?	23	86%
Every cell in the human body contains a copy of the human genome. True or false?	False. Red blood cells do not have a nucleus and therefore do not contain DNA	86%
How many bases are there in a megabase?	One million	86%
How many chromosomes do humans have?	46	71%
How many megabases does the yeast genome have?	12MB	57%
Splicing removes introns from what?	pre-mRNA	57%
The majority of intergenic DNA is composed of _________ sequences.	repeated	57%
How many megabases does the human genome have?	3000MB	43%
What is the name for defunct genes leftover from evolution?	Pseudogenes	43%
What does SNP stand for?	Single nucleotide polymorphism	43%
How many genes does the yeast genome have?	5800	29%
There are two types of defunct gene leftover from evolution. Name one type.	Conventional or processed	29%
What is the term that describes the discrepancy between genome size and genome complexity in different organisms?	c value paradox	29%
Genome-wide repeats arise most frequently through __________	transposition	14%