DNA+Technology+hw-+kat

=DNA Technology=

Human Genome Project (p454-455)
(1) How many bases (base pairs) are their in the human genome?
 * 3 billion bases

(5) How many genes in the human genome?
 * There are 25,000 genes in the human genome.

(6) What can we learn if we compare the genomes of species?
 * We learn how species evolved when we compare genomes.

(7) How similar is the human genome to the chimpanzee genome?
 * The human genome is very similar to the chimpanzee genome, we are 99% alike.

(8) How similar is the human genome to the mouse genome?
 * The human genome is some what similar to the chimpanzee genome, we are 88% alike.