Botany-(general)
NEET Botany (general) MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-numerical-Hard-Class 12
If the human genome consists of 3 × 10^9 base pairs and 99.9% of the sequence is identical among humans, how many base pairs differ between two individuals?
A
3 × 10^6
B
3 × 10^7
C
3 × 10^8
D
3 × 10^9
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
Given that 99.9% of the 3 × 10^9 base pairs are identical, only 0.1% differ. This results in 0.1% of 3 × 10^9, which equals 3 × 10^6 base pairs that differ.
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