Campbell Biology: Concepts & Connections (9th Edition)

by Taylor, Martha R.; Simon, Eric J.; Dickey, Jean L.; Hogan, Kelly A.; Reece, Jane B.

Published by Pearson

ISBN 10: 0-13429-601-X

ISBN 13: 978-0-13429-601-2

Chapter 12 - Review - Page 256: 5

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The haploid genome, meaning the genome in either an egg or sperm cell, is about 21,000 genes. This amounts to about 3 billion nucleotide pairs.

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