Multiple choice

Which of the following statements are not true?

  1. Pseudogenes are inactive copies of protein-coding genes.
  2. About 80% of the human genome consists of repetitive DNA sequences.
  3. The human reference genome is a diploid sequence.
  4. The total length of the human genome is over 3 billion base pairs.

  1. 1 and 2

  2. 1 and 3

  3. 1 and 4

  4. 2 and 3

  5. 2 and 4
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D Correct answer
Explanation

About 8% of the human genome consists of repetitive DNA sequences, termed as tandem repeats or tandem DNA arrays. The human reference genome (HRG) is a haploid sequence. Each chromosome is represented once.

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