The human genome is made up of 23 chromosome pairs with a total of about 3 billion DNA base pairs. It is the complete set of genetic information for humans. When the University of Leicester's Department of Genetics decided to print out an entire human genome, it amounted to 130 volumes of some 300 pages!!!
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| You - in 130 volumes |
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| A total of 3000 million characters - and you thought Game of Thrones had a lot! |
The genome print out spans 130 volumes, with each page printed on both sides in 4-point font, with about 43,000 characters per page. The X chromosome is made up of seven volumes, while the Y chromosome occupies one. The total exercise cost a little less than 4,000 pounds.
The genome print out spans 130 volumes, with each page printed on both sides in 4-point font, with about 43,000 characters per page. The X chromosome is made up of seven volumes, while the Y chromosome occupies one. The total exercise cost a little less than 4,000 pounds.
From start to finish it would take approximately 95 years to read!
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''DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created''
~ Bill Gates, The Road Ahead
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''DNA is like a computer program but far, far more advanced than any software ever created''
~ Bill Gates, The Road Ahead
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