DNA+Technology+-+RJ

(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.**