Fragemann wrote:
> Hello,
>> I have a few questions for people.
>> 1. What is the current estimate for how many genes does the human
> genome have?
>
It keeps dropping. Recent estimates suggest as few as 25,000 genes:
<http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/faq/genenumber.shtml>
> 2. What is the current estimate for how many base pairs does the human
> genome have?
>
Almost 3 billion base pairs.
<http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/faq/compgen.shtml#genomesize>
This estimate is reasonably accurate and has not changed much in
awhile.
> 3. I was told that the more introns that you have, the greater your
> lifespan. But if all genes are at fixed loci, how can one human have
> more introns than another? It seems to me that loci positions would
> restrict intron length.
I'm afraid I don't follow the reasoning on this one.
Nick
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