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1
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Humans have approximately ____________________ times as many genes as Drosophila melanogaster.

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  • 2 ½
2
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___________________ control(s) which genes are expressed and at what times.

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  • Transcription factors
3
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____________________ is adding DNA sequences to existing genes in order to increase the complexity of the genome.

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  • Expanded complexity
4
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The human genome has far fewer genes than previously thought. All of the following are ways that cells theoretically can increase the types of proteins they produce except

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  • Anticodons that are complementary to mRNA codons
5
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There are approximately ____________________ genes in the human genome.

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  • 35,000
6
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Nearly ____________________ of the genes in the human genome have unknown functions.

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  • 42%

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