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if 1.5 percent of the human genome consists of protein-coding sequences, and the
entire genome has 3.2 x 10° nucleotides, how many codons are in the human
genome? Remember that a codon is three nucleotides in length

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The number of codons in the human genome are 16,000,000.

What is the total number of codons if there are 3.2 x 10^9 nucleotides?

It is known each codon is made up of 3 nucleotides, therefore, the formula we can use is the total of nucleotides / 3 = number of codons.

  • 3.2 x 10^9  / 3 = 1,066,666,666.66 or 1.06666666666 × 10^9

What is the number of protein-coding sequences if only 1.5 percent consists of protein-coding sequences?

To find the answer, you will need to find the 1.5 percent of  1.06666666666 × 10^9.

  • 1.06666666666 × 10^9 x 0.015 = 15,999,999.999 or 16,000,000

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