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Question

How many genes are present in the human Y chromosome?

Steps
Things to do
1
POINT your browser to the NCBI Entrez Genome Web page.
2
TYPE ěhuman Y chromosomeî in the text search box at the top of the page.
3
CLICK the resulting RefSeq complete genome name (NC_000024).


Result
  • You will be taken to the NCBI Map Viewer page for the human Y chromosome.
  • SCROLL down the page to get to the Summary of Maps.
  • The total number of genes on the chromosome is listed under Map 4: Genes On Sequence.

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