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Sequencing your genome: what does it mean?
Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal - 1 Jan 2000
Marian A J
Abstract excerpt
The human genome contains approximately 3.2 billion nucleotides and about 23,500 genes. Each gene has protein-coding regions that are referred to as exons. The human genome contains about 180,000 exons, which are collectively called an exome. An exome comprises about 1% of the human genome and hence is about 30 million nucleotides in size. Today's technologies afford the opportunity to sequence all nucleotides in...
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